Question 1

46,healthy male,5 ft 8,136 lbs, healthy diet and exercise.colonoscopy was done as i am older than 45. results: a single 4 mm,sessile polyp in proximal descending colon. resection and removal were complete.worried that polyp could be cancer. comments?

Accepted Answer

:  The biopsy of the resected tissue will give the answer

Question 2

what is a sessile polyp, and are they as dangerous as other kinds of polyps?

Accepted Answer

Maybe: Sessile polyps are flat and broadbased versus a pedunculated polyp that has a narrow stalk. Both have the potential to harbor a malignancy or be pre malignant.

Question 3

what are sessile polyps found in colon sent to pathology?

Accepted Answer

Exclude cancer: Flat (sessile) polyps have a risk of being pre-malignant (tubular adenoma or sessile serrated adenoma) or malignant (colon carcinoma). The only way to be sure is to send the biopsy sample to pathology to be interpreted and diagnosed.

Question 4

chances of sessile endometrial polyp being cancerous in 25 yo?

Accepted Answer

: Likely not but we can not say NEVER in medicine.

Question 5

i have a 4mm sessile colonic polyp. it wasn't removed but the penuculated ones were, they were also colonic ones at 7mm. why? is this strange? thanks.

Accepted Answer

NMS: This is not my specialty but i would venture to guess that a sessile polyp is more risky to remove and the size is not too alarming.    Did your GI ask you to return for a follow-up procedure?  I think this is the question you need to ask the doctor about.

Question 6

i had sessile serrated precancerious polyp at 28, when should i screen again?no ca in family,they removed all of itit was 0.7x0.4x0.2 in acendingcolon

Accepted Answer

In 5 years: Since it was less than 1cm and serrated, your next colonoscopy should be in 5 years.

Question 7

i had a 4 mm sessile precancer polyp removed 1 year and 3 months ago three years earlyer no polyps  3years before that 2 non cancersous polyps. my question how soon should i have a followup colonoscopy?

Accepted Answer

3-5 years: Your gastroenterologist is in better position to advise you, however, you should not delay it beyond 5 years. Doing it at 3 years may be appropriate. Visit this site for more info: https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(13)00362-5/fulltext
Wish you good health!

Question 8

are small sessile colon polyps usually cancerous?

Accepted Answer

No ...: ... On the contrary.  The smaller the polyp, the less likely it is to be "cancerous".  Sessile just means flat (harder to find) versus pedunculated (mushroom-shaped).  The precancerous type of polyps are adenomatous and serrated polyps (documented on pathology).  Hyperplastic polyps in general are almost always benign and never turn into cancer.

Question 9

does having sessile polyps in the stomach a pre-cursor to cancer?

Accepted Answer

No.: Rarely sessile polyp itself may be due to cancer.

Question 10

had removed sessile polyp descending colon,reported to have vegetable matter,what bdoes this mean,thank you?

Accepted Answer

Just: an "incidental" matter...some products of vegetable ingestion were found along with the polyp! NOT TO WORRY!

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46,healthy male,5 ft 8,136 lbs, healthy diet and exercise.colonoscopy was done as i am older than 45. results: a single 4 mm,sessile polyp in proximal descending colon. resection and removal were complete.worried that polyp could be cancer. comments?

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What is a sessile polyp, and are they as dangerous as other kinds of polyps?

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What are sessile polyps found in colon sent to pathology?

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Chances of sessile endometrial polyp being cancerous in 25 yo?

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I have a 4mm sessile colonic polyp. it wasn't removed but the penuculated ones were, they were also colonic ones at 7mm. why? is this strange? thanks.

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I had sessile serrated precancerious polyp at 28, when should i screen again?no ca in family,they removed all of itit was 0.7x0.4x0.2 in acendingcolon

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I had a 4 mm sessile precancer polyp removed 1 year and 3 months ago three years earlyer no polyps 3years before that 2 non cancersous polyps. my question how soon should i have a followup colonoscopy?

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Are small sessile colon polyps usually cancerous?

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Does having sessile polyps in the stomach a pre-cursor to cancer?

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Had removed sessile polyp descending colon,reported to have vegetable matter,what bdoes this mean,thank you?

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