Adenomatous polyps. The most common type of polyp is the adenoma or adenomatous polyp. It is an important type of polyp not only because it is the most common ...FactsColonpolypfactsDefinitionWhatarecolonpolyps?Symptoms/SignsWhatarethesignsandsymptomsofcolonpolyps?PicturesWhatdocolonpolypslooklike(pictures)?TypesWhatarethetypesofcolonpolyps?PolypstoCancerCancolonpolypsturnintocoloncancer?PolypSizeArethesizeofcolonpolypsrelatedtotheriskofcoloncancer?TreatmentWhatproceduresandtestsdiagnosecolonpolyps?Shouldyougetasecondopinionafterbeingdiagnosedwithcolonpolypsorcancer?Whatisthetreatmentforcolonpolyps?GeneticTestingHowisgenetictestingusedinpeoplewithcolonpolypsandcoloncancer?PreventingCancolonpolypsbeprevented?CenterColonPolyps:Symptoms,Causes,CancerRisk,Treatment,andPreventionCenterCommentsPatientComments:ColonPolyps-DescribeYourExperiencePatientComments:ColonPolyps-TreatmentsPatientComments:ColonPolyps-DiagnosisPatientComments:ColonPolyps-TypesPatientComments:ColonPolyps-SymptomsMoreFindalocalGastroenterologistinyourtownColonpolypfactsColonpolypscanturnintocoloncancer.Colonpolypsaregrowthsontheinnerliningofthecolon(largeintestine)andareverycommon.Colonpolypsareimportantbecausetheymaybe,ormaybecomemalignant(cancerous).Theyalsoareimportantbecausebasedontheirsize,number,andmicroscopicanatomy(histology);theycanpredictwhichpatientsaremorelikelytodevelopmorepolypsandcoloncancer(colorectalcancer).Changesinthegeneticmaterialofcellsliningthecolonarethecauseofpolyps.Therearedifferenttypesofcolonpolypswithdifferingtendenciestobecomemalignantandabilitiestopredictthedevelopmentofmorepolypsandcancer.Itisimportanttorecognizefamilieswithmemberswhohavefamilialgeneticconditionscausingpolypsbecausesomeoftheseconditionsareassociatedwithaveryhighincidenceofcoloncancer,andthecancercanbepreventedordiscoveredearly.Onlyasmallproportionofpolypscausesymptomsorsigns.Whentheydo,thesymptomsandsignsusuallyaretheresultofbleedingfromthepolypandmayincluderedbloodmixedwithstool,redbloodonthesurfaceofs