An adenomatous polyp, also known as an adenoma, is an abnormal growth of cells that forms on the colon's lining. These polyps ...

“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 ...

Figure 5. Typical appearance of a sessile serrated adenoma/polyp in the ascending colon. Arrows indicate the indistinct upper edge of this flat, pale lesion. 1 Division of Gastroenterology and ...

To actually diagnose colon cancer, you will need a biopsy. This means taking a tissue sample, like a colon polyp or a small piece of a tumor, for testing. A pathologist, a physician who specializes in ...

Their inflammatory markers were monitored through blood, urine, and stool samples, and colon polyps were examined through high-definition colonoscopies. Among the study's key findings was that ...

Rosenberg also used high-dimensional spatial imaging technology that allowed UConn researchers to develop a detailed view of the direct cellular interactions present inside colon polyps that were ...

They found that the protein vimentin, often linked with more advanced forms of colon cancer, was significantly reduced in polyp tissues from patients whose gut microbiomes produced the highest ...