OF all the problems currently facing the surgeon and pathologist, none is more controversial than the pathogenesis and proper treatment of adenomatous polyps of the colon. Until a few years ago the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The polyp removed from President Joe Biden's colon last week was a benign, slow-growing but potentially pre-cancerous lesion that required no further action, his doctor said in a ...

"Not all colon polyps are cancerous but all colon cancer starts as a polyp which is why everyone needs to know about them and ...

A US study reports that long-term statin use in patients who have had an adenomatous colon polyp (ACP) removed reduces incidence of new polyps and progression of established polyps. Previous studies ...

A 56-year-old patient with questionable Gardner's syndrome (has sebaceous cysts and family history of colon cancer) had 5 adenomatous polyps removed 2 years ago and 9 adenomatous polyps removed ...

What is the surgical procedure of choice for familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) in a 38-year-old patient? Is there justification for offering a procedure short of removal of the entire colon and ...

EIGHTY-FIVE consecutive cases of solitary and multiple adenomatous polyps of the gastrointestinal tract at the Boston City Hospital have been reviewed. Solitary polyps were noted in 58 and multiple ...

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Evidence for an effect of reproductive factors on colorectal carcinogenesis is inconsistent and little is known about their role in development of precursor adenomatous polyps. We evaluated the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The polyp removed from President Biden's colon last week was a benign, slow-growing but potentially pre-cancerous lesion that required no further action, his doctor said in a ...

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are greeted before boarding Air Force one at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, en route to Nantucket ...