Article
Pathologic features and biologic importance of colorectal serrated polyps.
Advances in anatomic pathology - 1 Mar 2009
Vakiani Efsevia, Yantiss Rhonda K
Abstract excerpt
Serrated polyps of the large intestine comprise a heterogeneous group of mucosal lesions that includes nondysplastic polyps, such as hyperplastic polyps and sessile serrated polyps, and polyps that show overt cytologic dysplasia, namely serrated adenomas and mixed hyperplastic/adenomatous polyps. These polyps have received increased recognition over the past 2 decades, as emerging evidence suggests that a subset...
Topics
- Adenoma
- Colonic Polyps
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- Humans
- Microsatellite Instability
- Mutation
- Precancerous Conditions
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf