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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dis Colon Rectum. 2017 Sep;60(9):881–894. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000912

Table 2.

Spiegelman Stage

Duodenal adenomatosis staging system
Polyps 1 Point 2 Points 3 Points
Number < 4 5-20 > 20
Size 0-4 mm 5-10 mm > 10
Histology Tubular Tubulovilllous Villious
Dysplasia Mild Moderate Severe
Spiegelman Stage Total Points Frequency of Surveillance
Recommended duodenal surveillance frequency
0 0 Every 4 years
I ≤4 Every 2-3 years
II 5-6 Every 1-3 years
III 7-8 Every 6-12 years
IV 9-12 Expert surveillance every 3-6 months
Surgical evaluation
Complete mucosectomy or duodenectomy or Whipple procedure if duodenal papilla is involved