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*#Villous adenoma - highest malignant potential. | *#Villous adenoma - highest malignant potential. | ||
*Sessile serrated adenomas: | *Sessile serrated adenomas: | ||
**New kid on the block | **New kid on the block. | ||
*Traditional serrated adenomas - nuclear features of 'traditional adenoma' + serrated architecture. | *Traditional serrated adenomas - nuclear features of 'traditional adenoma' + serrated architecture. | ||
Notes: | Notes: | ||
*They are all considered pre-malignant, i.e. if you leave 'em in place they often develop into cancer. | *They are all considered pre-malignant, i.e. if you leave 'em in place they often develop into cancer. | ||
*If multiple... think about [[familial adenomatous polyposis]] (FAP). | *If multiple... think about [[familial adenomatous polyposis]] (FAP), attenuated FAP, [[MUTYH polyposis syndrome]], [[serrated polyposis syndrome]]. | ||
==Pseudoinvasion in colorectal adenomatous polyps== | ==Pseudoinvasion in colorectal adenomatous polyps== | ||