during which the polyps are studied for the presence of cancer. If the pathology meets specific favorable criteria, the patient is cured endoscopically and can avoid having surgery — even if the ...

USA 2 Division of Anatomic Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA Serrated polyps are common and have malignant potential. Approximately 30% of colorectal cancers ...

If they find a polyp, I would recommend that you have another colonoscopy within a year, because what happens is that polyps go on to turn into malignancies, and sometimes when you get your ...