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.
Flat carpet like polyp.
Some polyps are flat or carpet like spreading over the mucosal surface of the bowel.
Some have a short stalk or pedicle.
I have a 25mm flat spreading carpet like polyp in the cecum.
Is colon cancer one of the one that can be cured if caught in time.
Have you talked to a doctor about cancer.
In terms of physical appearances most colon polyps are mushroom like having a stalk.
Many polyps are easy to detect because they are shaped like a mushroom.
Is it cureable.
About 13 percent of polyps are pedunculated hanging from the colon wall on a stalk like a cherry on a stem.
Just had a colonoscopy.
After the histological analysis polyps can generally be classified as being.
Others are flat flat polyp or carpet like sessile polyp.
What are all your symptoms.
The growth and cancer potential of a colon polyp is best appreciated under a microscope histology after its removal.
About 2 percent of precancerous lesions are flat.
Most polyps are benign.
The flat ones however are more deadly and can easily be missed during colonoscopy especially when the colon is not clean.
Flat lesions are challenging the precursor of colon cancer is called a polyp.