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Hyperplastic polyps identified during screening endoscopy: reevaluated by histological examinations and genetic alterations.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Jul 2014
Lin Yang-Chao, Chiu Han-Mo, Lee Yi-Chia, Shun Chia-Tung, Wang Hsiu-Po, Wu Ming-Shiang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Screening colonoscopy is one of the most effective methods to detect and prevent colorectal cancer by removing neoplastic polyps. The recent discovery of serrated polyps with neoplastic potential has reclassified these polyps into hyperplastic polyps (HPs), sessile serrated adenoma (SSA), and traditional serrated adenoma (TSA) on the basis of macroscopic morphology and microscopic histology....
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