Assertion: polyp's potential | /r/CapableOf | become cancerous
Facets:
value: over time
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: It is important to recognize these polyps and to differentiate them from adenomatous polyps since they have little or no potential to become cancerous unless they are located in the proximal (ascending colon), or show a particular histologic pattern under the microscope (a serrated appearance).
text: There is no absolute way to determine whether a rectal polyp has the potential to become cancerous, so most physicians prefer to remove them right away.
text: Adenomas of any size as well as polyps associated with a hereditary condition known as familial adenomatous polyposis should be removed as it has the potential to become cancerous.
text: True gallbladder polyps are rare and have the potential to become cancerous.
text: For colon cancer, colectomies are done to determine the characteristics of non-cancerous lesions and those that have the potential to become cancerous.
text: Hyperplastic polyps do not have the potential to become cancerous.
text: Doctors generally recommend removing all polyps from the large intestine and rectum because of their potential to become cancerous.
text: We refer to adenomatous polyps as pre-cancerous polyps because they are not cancerous yet, but they have the potential to become cancerous.
text: These polyps do not have the potential to become cancerous.
text: Although this is a benign tumor, meaning it is not cancer, it has the potential to become malignant, or cancerous.
text: Even if they are non-cancerous when found, they have the potential to become cancerous if left in place.
text: The term “polyp” is a general descriptive term that is applied to both those with the potential to become malignant or cancerous and to those which do not.
text: Polyps are not the same as cancer, but some types of polyps have the potential to become cancerous over time.
text: However, it is the small percentage of polyps that have the potential to become cancerous that is the cause for concern.
text: As previously mentioned, a polyp is a benign growth but some have the potential to become cancerous.
text: Neoplastic simply means that the growth shows potential to become cancerous.