Carpeted 30 Mm Polyps

A large polyp can be almost as big as the average person s thumb.

Carpeted 30 mm polyps.

Removing polyps will reduce the risk of the polyp becoming cancerous in the future. Randy thanks a lot for your input. But surprisingly large polyps can be removed during colonoscopy so you may not need to lose any part of your colon. Speaking in the terms of statistics the chance of cancer in colon polyp more than 25mm is 20.

According to one study 20 to 30 percent of. But its not only the determining factor as there are other things which are taken into consideration while assessing the chances of polyp to be cancerous these includes family history smoker heavy drinker obesity diabetes etc. A diminutive polyp is only about the size of a match head he says. Hopefully your doctor got it all and did a follow up colonoscopy soon afterward.

The smaller the polyp the less likely it is to be on the road to cancer he notes. Polyps range from the less than 5 millimeter diminutive size to the over 30 millimeter giant size. Yes 30 mm is large for a colon polyp. Most colon polyps are harmless.

But over time some colon polyps can develop into colon cancer which is often fatal when found in its later stages. This is an especially good idea for serrated sessile polyps.