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What is the difference between colon hemorrhoids (what are they?) and colon polyps?
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Polyps are growths: Hemorrhoids are enlarged veins around the anus. Polyps are growths that originate in the inner lining of the colon - the mucosa.
Answered 9/16/2013
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