Hyperplastic polyps and serrated adenomas: colonoscopic surveillance?
Hyperplastic polyps are not thought to carry a malignant potential. They are, therefore, not regularly screened by the majority of clinicians. We present two case reports of serrated adenomas that add to a small but expanding body of clinical and histological evidence that suggests a hyperplastic to neoplastic pathway. Regular colonoscopic surveillance may be indicated in at least some cases of hyperplastic polyposis
Stellakis
M L C
ML
Colorectal Unit, Mayday University Hospital, 530 London Road, Croydon, London CR7 7YE. mr.stellakis@doctors.org.uk
Reddy
K M
KM
Arnaout
A
A
Swift
R I
RI
D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018253:Adenoma, Villous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018256:Adenomatous Polyps / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia