Hyperplastic Colon Polyps—Are They Markers?
Authors: Jerome D. Waye
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1988)

Editorials1 December 1988Hyperplastic Colon Polyps—Are They Markers?Jerome D. Waye, MDJerome D. Waye, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-109-11-851 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHyperplastic polyps are commonly seen in the rectum and sigmoid colon, and in the past their importance has been in differentiating them from adenomas. It is well accepted that, in the absence of a biopsy tissue diagnosis, an attempt to visually differentiate among an adenoma, a hyperplastic polyp, and a mucosal excrescence of normal tissue is frequently wrong. It is also well accepted that an adenoma in the colon carries a 50% chance of another adenoma elsewhere in the large bowel; however, the hyperplastic polyp has been considered so innocuous that a recent letter to the Editor (1) stated that...References1. NorfleetRyan RM. Biopsy of colonic polyps [Letter]. Ann Intern Med. 1988;109:251-2. LinkGoogle Scholar2. VatnStalsberg MH. The prevalence of polyps of the large intestine in Oslo: an autopsy study. Cancer. 1982;49:819-25. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. WilliamsBalasooriyaDay ABD. Polyps and cancer of the large bowel: a necropsy study in Liverpool. Gut. 1982;23:835-42. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Bombi J. Polyps of the colon in Barcelona, Spain. An autopsy study. Cancer. 1988;61:1472-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. WayeLewisFrankelGeller JBAS. Small colon polyps. Am J Gastroenterol. 1988;83:120-2. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. TedescoHendrixPickensBradyMills FJCPL. Diminutive polyps: histopathology, spatial distribution, and clinical significance. Gastrointest Endosc. 1982;28:1-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. AchkarCarey EW. Small polyps found during fiberoptic sigmoidoscopy in asymptomatic patients. Ann Intern Med. 1988;109:880-883. LinkGoogle Scholar8. HoffFoersterVatnSauarLarsen GAMJS. Epidemiology of polyps in the rectum and colon. Recovery and evaluation of unresected polyps 2 years after detection. Scand J Gastroenterol. 1986;21:853-62. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. Morson B. Genesis of colorectal cancer. Clin Gastroenterol. 1976;5:505-25. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. WinawerZauberDiaz SAA. The National Polyp Study. Overview of program and preliminary report of patient and polyp characteristics. In: Steele G Jr, Burt RW, Winawer SJ, Karr JP, eds. Basic and Clinical Perspectives of Colorectal Polyps and Cancer. New York: Alan R. Liss, Inc.; 1988. Google Scholar11. ZauberWinawerDiaz ASB. The National Polyp Study (NPS): the association of colonic hyperplastic polyps and adenomas [Abstract]. Am J Gastroenterol. 1988;83:1060. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Jerome D. Waye, MD PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byIs the distal hyperplastic polyp a marker for proximal neoplasia?Benign Epithelial Tumours and PolypsLarge Bowel CarcinomaColonoscopy in patients with a family history of colorectal cancerSegmental non-familial colonic polyposisRisk for Colon Adenomas in Patients with Rectosigmoid Hyperplastic PolypsDawn Provenzale, MD, John W. Garrett, MD, Sean E. Condon, MS, Robert S. Sandler, MD, MPHManagement of colorectal polyps: Is all the effort worthwhile?Colon Polyps in Asymptomatic PersonsDonald R. Varner Jr., MD, USAF, Mark W. Wolfe, MD, USAF, Geoffery A. Patrissi, MA 1 December 1988Volume 109, Issue 11Page: 851-852KeywordsAdenomasBiopsyColonRectum ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1988 PDF downloadLoading ...