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Name          = Colonic polyp |
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In [[medicine]], '''colonic polyps''' are "discrete tissue masses that protrude into the lumen of the [[colon]]. These [[polyp]]s are connected to the wall of the colon either by a stalk, pedunculus, or by a broad base."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
In [[medicine]], '''colonic polyps''' are "discrete tissue masses that protrude into the lumen of the [[colon]]. These [[polyp]]s are connected to the wall of the colon either by a stalk, pedunculus, or by a broad base."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>


Adenomatous colonic polyps are common and are present in 25% of men and 15% of women undergoing screening [[colonoscopy]].<ref name="pmid17167138">{{cite journal |author=Levine JS, Ahnen DJ |title=Clinical practice. Adenomatous polyps of the colon |journal=The New England journal of medicine |volume=355 |issue=24 |pages=2551–7 |year=2006 |month=December |pmid=17167138 |doi=10.1056/NEJMcp063038 |url=http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/355/24/2551 |issn=}}</ref> Adenomatous colonic polyps may progress to [[colorectal cancer]]; however, less than 10% do so.<ref name="pmid17167138"/>
==Classification==
===Hyperplastic polpys===


High risk colonic polyps are either:<ref name="pmid16697750">{{cite journal |author=Winawer SJ, Zauber AG, Fletcher RH, ''et al'' |title=Guidelines for colonoscopy surveillance after polypectomy: a consensus update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer and the American Cancer Society |journal=Gastroenterology |volume=130 |issue=6 |pages=1872–85 |year=2006 |month=May |pmid=16697750 |doi=10.1053/j.gastro.2006.03.012 |url=http://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(06)00561-0/fulltext |issn=}}</ref>
===Adenomatous polyps===
* 3 or more synchronous adenomas
Adenomatous colonic polyps are common and are present in 25% of men and 15% of women undergoing screening [[colonoscopy]].<ref name="pmid17167138">{{cite journal |author=Levine JS, Ahnen DJ |title=Clinical practice. Adenomatous polyps of the colon |journal=The New England journal of medicine |volume=355 |issue=24 |pages=2551–7 |year=2006 |month=December |pmid=17167138 |doi=10.1056/NEJMcp063038 |url=http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/355/24/2551 |issn=}}</ref>
* adenomas ≥1 cm in diameter
* villous histology or high-grade dysplasia


The risk of [[dysplasia]] depends on the size of the polyp:<ref name="pmid16527698">{{cite journal |author=Butterly LF, Chase MP, Pohl H, Fiarman GS |title=Prevalence of clinically important histology in small adenomas |journal=Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association |volume=4 |issue=3 |pages=343–8 |year=2006 |month=March |pmid=16527698 |doi=10.1016/j.cgh.2005.12.021 |url= |issn=}}</ref>
;Tubular adenomas
;Tubulovillous adenomas
;Villous adenomas


==Prognosis==
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|+ Risk depends on polyp size (adapted from Table 2 in Butterly<ref name="pmid16527698">{{cite journal |author=Butterly LF, Chase MP, Pohl H, Fiarman GS |title=Prevalence of clinically important histology in small adenomas |journal=Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association |volume=4 |issue=3 |pages=343–8 |year=2006 |month=March |pmid=16527698 |doi=10.1016/j.cgh.2005.12.021 |url= |issn=}}</ref>)
|+ Risk depends on polyp size (adapted from Table 2 in Butterly<ref name="pmid16527698">{{cite journal |author=Butterly LF, Chase MP, Pohl H, Fiarman GS |title=Prevalence of clinically important histology in small adenomas |journal=Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association |volume=4 |issue=3 |pages=343–8 |year=2006 |month=March |pmid=16527698 |doi=10.1016/j.cgh.2005.12.021 |url= |issn=}}</ref>)
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Adenomatous colonic polyps may progress to [[colorectal cancer]]; however, less than 10% do so.<ref name="pmid17167138"/>
High risk colonic polyps are defined as either:<ref name="pmid16697750">{{cite journal |author=Winawer SJ, Zauber AG, Fletcher RH, ''et al'' |title=Guidelines for colonoscopy surveillance after polypectomy: a consensus update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer and the American Cancer Society |journal=Gastroenterology |volume=130 |issue=6 |pages=1872–85 |year=2006 |month=May |pmid=16697750 |doi=10.1053/j.gastro.2006.03.012 |url=http://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(06)00561-0/fulltext |issn=}}</ref>
* 3 or more synchronous adenomas
* adenomas ≥1 cm in diameter
* villous histology or high-grade dysplasia
The risk of [[dysplasia]] depends on the size of the polyp:<ref name="pmid16527698">{{cite journal |author=Butterly LF, Chase MP, Pohl H, Fiarman GS |title=Prevalence of clinically important histology in small adenomas |journal=Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association |volume=4 |issue=3 |pages=343–8 |year=2006 |month=March |pmid=16527698 |doi=10.1016/j.cgh.2005.12.021 |url= |issn=}}</ref>


==Screening==
==Screening==

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Colonic polyp
ICD-9 V12.72
OMIM 175100
MeSH D003111

In medicine, colonic polyps are "discrete tissue masses that protrude into the lumen of the colon. These polyps are connected to the wall of the colon either by a stalk, pedunculus, or by a broad base."[1]

Classification

Hyperplastic polpys

Adenomatous polyps

Adenomatous colonic polyps are common and are present in 25% of men and 15% of women undergoing screening colonoscopy.[2]

Tubular adenomas
Tubulovillous adenomas
Villous adenomas

Prognosis

Risk depends on polyp size (adapted from Table 2 in Butterly[3])
Polyp size Cancer
%
Villous histology or
high-grade dysplasia
%
Total
%
< 4 mm < 0.5 < 2 < 2
5–10 mm < 1 9 10

Adenomatous colonic polyps may progress to colorectal cancer; however, less than 10% do so.[2]

High risk colonic polyps are defined as either:[4]

  • 3 or more synchronous adenomas
  • adenomas ≥1 cm in diameter
  • villous histology or high-grade dysplasia

The risk of dysplasia depends on the size of the polyp:[3]

Screening

A clinical practice guideline jointly written by the American Cancer Society and other groups recommends one of:[5]

  • Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years
  • Barium enema every 5 years
  • Virtual colonography (a noninvasive test based on computed tomography) every 5 years
  • Colonoscopy every 10 years

When polyps are found, a clinical practice guideline jointly written by the American Cancer Society and other groups states:[4]

  • High risk polyps are 1) 3 or more synchronous adenomas, 2) adenomas ≥1 cm in diameter, or 3) villous histology or high-grade dysplasia.
  • High risk polyps should have follow-up colonoscopy in 3 years
  • Low risk polyps should have repeat colonoscopy in 5 to 10 years
  • If no adenomas are found, follow-up evaluation should be at 10 years

A validation of these guidelines found:[6]

  • High risk adenomas - 9% of an advanced adenoma at 4 years of follow-up.
  • Low risk adenomas - 5% of an advanced adenoma at 4 years of follow-up.

References

  1. Anonymous (2024), Colonic polyp (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Levine JS, Ahnen DJ (December 2006). "Clinical practice. Adenomatous polyps of the colon". The New England journal of medicine 355 (24): 2551–7. DOI:10.1056/NEJMcp063038. PMID 17167138. Research Blogging.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Butterly LF, Chase MP, Pohl H, Fiarman GS (March 2006). "Prevalence of clinically important histology in small adenomas". Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 4 (3): 343–8. DOI:10.1016/j.cgh.2005.12.021. PMID 16527698. Research Blogging.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Winawer SJ, Zauber AG, Fletcher RH, et al (May 2006). "Guidelines for colonoscopy surveillance after polypectomy: a consensus update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer and the American Cancer Society". Gastroenterology 130 (6): 1872–85. DOI:10.1053/j.gastro.2006.03.012. PMID 16697750. Research Blogging.
  5. Levin, B., Lieberman, D. A., McFarland, B., Smith, R. A., Brooks, D., Andrews, K. S., et al. (2008). Screening and surveillance for the early detection of colorectal cancer and adenomatous polyps, 2008: a joint guideline from the American Cancer Society, the US Multi-society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, and the American College of Radiology. CA Cancer J Clin, CA.2007.0018. DOI:10.3322/CA.2007.0018.
  6. Laiyemo AO, Murphy G, Albert PS, et al (March 2008). "Postpolypectomy colonoscopy surveillance guidelines: predictive accuracy for advanced adenoma at 4 years". Ann. Intern. Med. 148 (6): 419–26. PMID 18347350[e]