title: A retrospective study of colonic polyps in King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital.
abstract: To evaluate and classify polyps from colon in Thai patients, the authors retrospectively analyzed the 776 polyps from 696 subjects in King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital during the past five-year period from 1999 to 2003. All colonic polyps were included in the study. There were 461 (59%) male and 315 (410%) female with the mean age of 51 years. Non-neoplastic and neoplastic polyps were documented 50% each. Hyperplastic polyp was the most frequent diagnosis (39%), followed by tubular adenoma (36%). According to neoplastic polyp, 8%, 3%, and 14% cases were identified as high-grade dysplastic change, intramucosal carcinoma, and invasive carcinoma, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Naruemon
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wisedopas
authors.forename: Duangpen
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thirabanjasak
authors.forename: Mana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taweevisit
mesh_terms: D018256:Adenomatous Polyps / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology