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Nodule & polyp found in colon. wat are these?
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Ask Pathologist: No way to say without pathological analysis of a tissue specimen. How were the findings discovered? If no sample of the lesions were obtained you would require a colonoscopy to get a sample to find out.
Answered 12/30/2013
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