These polyps are known as precancerous. There are different types of polyps. Hyperplastic polyps are the most common polyp type in the colon. They are also sometimes known as inflammatory polyps.

If polyps were found during your colonoscopy, they were most likely removed. If a polyp was very large, a biopsy or sample ...

Malignant potential Depending on histological type, some gastric polyps (adenomas and hyperplastic polyps) have malignant potential and are precursors of early gastric cancer. They may also indicate ...

released guidelines for management of gastric polyps in 2010 1 and main recommendations are to biopsy all polyps, complete adenoma removal and follow-up, test and treat H Pylori (if suspicious of ...

I’m due for my first colonoscopy, and I understand that the physician will be looking for polyps. What are they? Should I be ...

Precancerous polyps could become cancerous; other types of polyps (hyperplastic, inflammatory) do not. Learn more at the AGA GI Patient Center. More information: AGA Living Clinical Practice Guideline ...

Sessile polyps are flat growths that develop in the colon or intestines. There are several types of sessile polyps. These include sessile serrated adenomas, villous adenomas, tubular adenomas ...