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  • Title: Polyps and polypoid lesions of the colon.
    Author: Mansoor S, Dolkar T, El-Fanek H.
    Journal: Int J Surg Pathol; 2013 Jun; 21(3):215-23. PubMed ID: 23515554.
    Abstract:
    CONTEXT: A significant portion of colorectal biopsies are performed for evaluation of polyps or polypoid lesions. Accurately identifying these lesions will promote better patient care. OBJECTIVE: Review of the pathology of major colon polyps and polypoid lesions and highlight the most diagnostically useful features and their molecular biology. DATA SOURCE: Review of recent literature. CONCLUSIONS: Polypoid lesions of the colon can be thought of to be under 3 broad categories: syndromic, mesenchymal, and epithelial.
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