Some polyps are flat or carpet like spreading over the mucosal surface of the bowel.
Colon polyps carpet.
The flat ones however are more deadly and can easily be missed during colonoscopy especially when the colon is not clean.
A colon polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon.
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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.
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.
Most colon polyps are harmless.
Many polyps are easy to detect because they are shaped like a mushroom.
These subtle flat lesions also require a special technique called endoscopic mucosal resection to remove them safely and completely.
Most polyps are benign.
Non neoplastic polyps include hyperplastic.
But some can turn into colon cancer over time.
Most of them aren t harmful.
Polyps are one of the most common conditions affecting the colon and rectum occurring in 15 20 percent of the adult population.
Colon polyps are growths on the lining of your colon or large intestine part of your digestive tract.
The precursor of colon cancer is called a polyp.
Some have a short stalk or pedicle.