Endoscopy is of low yield in the identification of gastrointestinal neoplasia in patients with dermatomyositis: A cross-sectional study

Table 4 Yield of endoscopy by presence of symptoms n (%)

	Asymptomatic		Symptomatic		P value
	n = 19	n = 51	n = 28	n = 16
Findings on EGD
Normal	15 (78.9)	-	21 (75.0)	-	0.75
Pre-malignancy	0 (0)	-	3 (10.7)	-	0.26
Barrett's without dysplasia	-	-	2 (7.1)	-	-
Gastric intestinal metaplasia without dysplasia	-	-	1 (3.6)	-	-
Malignancy	0 (0)	-	0 (0)	-	-
Non-malignant	4 (21.1)	-	4 (14.3)	-	0.70
Varices	2 (10.5)	-	-	-	-
Helicobacter pylori gastritis	2 (10.5)	-	2 (7.1)	-	-
Cytomegalovirus esophagitis	-	-	1 (3.6)	-	-
Candida esophagitis	-	-	1 (3.6)	-	-
Findings on Colonoscopy
Normal	-	44 (86.3)	-	9 (56.3)	0.01
Pre-malignancy	-	7 (13.7)	-	3 (18.8)	0.69
Advanced adenoma	-	1 (2.0)	-	1 (6.3)	-
Low risk tubular adenoma	-	5 (9.8)	-	1 (6.3)	-
≥ 3 tubular adenomas	-	1 (2.0)	-	1 (6.3)	-
Malignancy	-	0 (0)	-	0 (0)	-
Non-malignant findings	-	0 (0)	-	4 (25)	< 0.01
IBD	-	-	-	3 (18.8)	-
Microscopic colitis	-	-	-	1 (6.3)	-

EGD: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy; IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease.