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Hyperplastic polyps of the colorectum-innocent or guilty?
Diseases of the colon and rectum - 1 Feb 2001
Jass J R
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Hyperplastic polyps have traditionally been regarded as nonneoplastic polyps lacking malignant potential. The demonstration of genetic alterations within these lesions indicates an underlying neoplastic cause. There is evidence that hyperplastic polyps are heterogeneous. Most are innocuous, but subsets may have malignant potential. Risk factors for neoplastic progression include multiple, large, and proximally...
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