Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD An adenomatous polyp, also known as an adenoma, is an abnormal growth of cells that forms on the colon's lining. These polyps are common, comprising around 70% of ...

During a colonoscopy, if abnormal growths, called polyps, are found, they can be removed. Most are benign but will be tested to see if they contain cancer cells. Also, tell your doctor if you have ...

If they find a polyp, I would recommend that you have another colonoscopy within a year, because what happens is that polyps go on to turn into malignancies, and sometimes when you get your ...

Q. When seniors gather, it doesn’t seem to take long before we get to our aches and pains. You must get more than your share of that. A. My friend, Pete, has instituted a colonoscopy rule.

A new blood test was found to detect colon cancer with more than 80% accuracy — and to rule it out for 90% of healthy people.

If they are found to be present ... If any more than five polyps were detected during a colonoscopy, says Haji, this would be considered “a lot” and another colonoscopy would be recommended ...

Background and Aim: Diminutive polyps measuring ≤ 5 mm in size constitute 80% of polyps in the colon. We prospectively assessed the performance of high-definition white light endoscopy (hWLE ...