What Are Colon Polyps?
3. Kinds of Polyps
Most polyps do not contain cancerous cells. However, there is the possibility that they may become cancerous if left to continue developing in the colon. To know if a polyp is at risk of becoming cancerous, it needs to be biopsied and identified.
There are two types of polyp classifications.1They found colon polyps: Now what? (2019, September 10). Retrieved from https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/they-found-colon-polyps-now-what Non-neoplastic polyps are typically small and non-cancerous. They typically include inflammatory, hamartomatous and hyperplastic polys. Neoplastic polyps are larger and have the potential to become cancerous if not discovered. These include serrated and adenomas polyps.
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