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Is finding polyp (benign or cancerous) during colonscopy in 32 y/o a sign of cancer syndrome, even without family history of cancer?
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Pathology: Polyp usually are benign, but definitive diagnosis is by pathology.
Answered 12/22/2014
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2 yrs. After a colonoscopy i had another and they found a large polyp in the colon is that unusual? I have colon cancer in my family is that a concern
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