Hyperplastic polyp

Hyperplastic polyp 

Updated: 03/02/2021

© Jun Wang, MD, PhD

General features
  • Most common
  • Usually small (<5 mm)
  • More common in rectosigmoid
  • Likely no risk for subsequent malignancy if small
Key pathogenesis
  • Delayed shedding of surface epithelial cells
Clinical presentations
  • Usually asymptomatic
  • May cause GI bleeding
Key morphological features
Treatment
  • Polypectomy


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