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Rectal hyperplastic polyp

MedGen UID:
277574
•Concept ID:
C1335679
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Hyperplastic Polyp of Rectum; hyperplastic polyp of rectum; Hyperplastic Polyp of the Rectum; hyperplastic polyp of the rectum; Rectal HP; rectal Hp; Rectal Hyperplastic Polyp; rectal hyperplastic polyp; Rectal Metaplastic Polyp; rectal metaplastic polyp; Rectal MP; rectal MP
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006392

Definition

A serrated polypoid lesion that arises in the rectum. It rarely produces symptoms. This group includes goblet cell rich, mucin poor, and microvesicular hyperplastic polyps. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVRectal hyperplastic polyp

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Differential diagnosis of colorectal polyps with respect to similar capabilities of white light colonoscopy and narrow-band imaging.
Shen WC, Shieh SH, Tsai MH, Kung TL, Huang WH, Ting CF, Feng CL
Int J Colorectal Dis 2014 Jan;29(1):65-74. Epub 2013 Aug 11 doi: 10.1007/s00384-013-1757-y. PMID: 23934011
Finding colorectal tumours with an immunological faecal occult blood test in symptomatic primary health care patients.
Kemppainen M, Häkkinen I, Räihä I, Pomoell R, Sourander L
Age Ageing 1994 Sep;23(5):365-70. doi: 10.1093/ageing/23.5.365. PMID: 7825480
Polyp guideline: diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance for patients with nonfamilial colorectal polyps. The Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology.
Bond JH
Ann Intern Med 1993 Oct 15;119(8):836-43. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-119-8-199310150-00010. PMID: 8379605

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