Most polyps are benign.
Colon polyps carpet.
Colon polyps are growths on the lining of your colon or large intestine part of your digestive tract.
Many polyps are easy to detect because they are shaped like a mushroom.
There are two main categories of polyps non neoplastic and neoplastic.
March 6 2008 they are usually missed or overlooked during colon cancer screening but flat lesions within the lining of the colon and rectum may be more likely to be cancerous than polyps new.
Non neoplastic polyps include hyperplastic.
Some have a short stalk or pedicle.
But over time some colon polyps can develop into colon cancer which is often fatal when found in its later stages.
A colon polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon.
The flat ones however are more deadly and can easily be missed during colonoscopy especially when the colon is not clean.
Polyps are one of the most common conditions affecting the colon and rectum occurring in 15 20 percent of the adult population.
These subtle flat lesions also require a special technique called endoscopic mucosal resection to remove them safely and completely.
Most of them aren t harmful.
But some can turn into colon cancer over time.
Most colon polyps are harmless.
Follow up surveillance of patients with colon polyps depends on the presence of a family history of cancer the number of polyps that are found the size of the polyps and the polyps histology and can vary between three and 10 years.
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The relationship of certain polyps to cancer is well established.