Hyperplastic polyps identified during screening endoscopy: Reevaluated by histological examinations and genetic alterations

Screening colonoscopy is one of the most effective methods to detect and prevent colorectal cancer by removing neoplastic polyps. The recent discovery of serrated polyps with neoplastic potential has reclassified these polyps into hyperplastic polyps (HPs), sessile serrated adenoma (SSA), and tradit...

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Main Authors: Yang-Chao Lin, Han-Mo Chiu, Yi-Chia Lee, Chia-Tung Shun, Hsiu-Po Wang, Ming-Shiang Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-07-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664612003853