A hyperplastic polyp is a growth that can develop in the colon or stomach. They do not always cause symptoms, but some people may experience rectal bleeding. Rarely, the polyps may be precancerous.

The issue of hyperplastic polyps being potential precursors for CRC is an area of controversy, and at this point there are no specific data that demonstrate that hyperplastic polyps can progress to ...

Hyperplastic polyposis syndrome is a widely accepted, but poorly understood, risk factor for colorectal cancer. A recent report has laid the foundations for improving the management of patients with ...

Gastric hyperplastic polyps in organ transplant recipients have been recently described; however, the clinical significance of hyperplastic polyps in this setting remains unclear. The aim of this ...

Hyperplastic polyps in the colon are typically harmless, with a very low risk of causing cancer. However, doctors may choose to painlessly remove them during a colonoscopy. Hyperplastic polyps are ...

A: Serrated adenomas are polyps that simultaneously demonstrate the serrated architecture typical of hyperplastic polyps and the epithelial dysplasia of conventional adenomas. They are a subset of a ...

It may not be necessary for experienced gastroenterologists to send polyps they remove from a patient's colon to a pathologist for examination, according to a large study conducted by physician ...

Polyps are bits of extra cells that can grow in many of your tissues. Gastric polyps, or stomach polyps, are growths that develop in the lining of your stomach. In many cases, these polyps cause no ...

"Not all colon polyps are cancerous but all colon cancer starts as a polyp which is why everyone needs to know about them and be screened regularly for them," says Fola May, MD, a gastroenterologist ...

Colorectal polyps have been traditionally classified as either hyperplastic or adenomatous, with only the latter progressing to carcinoma. However, it is now recognized that certain subtypes of ...