Polyps are one of the most common conditions affecting the colon and rectum occurring in 15 20 percent of the adult population.
Flat carpet like polyp.
Is it cureable.
Flat lesions are challenging the precursor of colon cancer is called a polyp.
March 6 2008 they are usually missed or overlooked during colon cancer screening but flat lesions within the lining of the colon and rectum may be more likely to be cancerous than polyps new.
Is colon cancer one of the one that can be cured if caught in time.
About 2 percent of precancerous lesions are flat.
Many polyps are easy to detect because they are shaped like a mushroom.
What are all your symptoms.
The flat ones however are more deadly and can easily be missed during colonoscopy especially when the colon is not clean.
Just had a colonoscopy.
If it is cancer.
I have a 25mm flat spreading carpet like polyp in the cecum.
About 13 percent of polyps are pedunculated hanging from the colon wall on a stalk like a cherry on a stem.
Most polyps are benign.
Some polyps are flat or carpet like spreading over the mucosal surface of the bowel.
Have you talked to a doctor about cancer.
After the histological analysis polyps can generally be classified as being.
Biopsy being done.
In terms of physical appearances most colon polyps are mushroom like having a stalk.