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*Usually arise in the context of an ''APC'' mutation. | *Usually arise in the context of an ''APC'' mutation. | ||
*Many are seen in the context of [[familial adenomatous polyposis]]. | *Many are seen in the context of [[familial adenomatous polyposis]]. | ||
*Size matters | *Size matters: small (<=5 mm) polyps (known as ''diminutive polyps'') are much less likely to be associated with malignancy.<ref name=pmid23735908>{{Cite journal | last1 = Gellad | first1 = ZF. | last2 = Voils | first2 = CI. | last3 = Lin | first3 = L. | last4 = Provenzale | first4 = D. | title = Clinical practice variation in the management of diminutive colorectal polyps: results of a national survey of gastroenterologists. | journal = Am J Gastroenterol | volume = 108 | issue = 6 | pages = 873-8 | month = Jun | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1038/ajg.2012.316 | PMID = 23735908 }}</ref><ref>URL: [http://www.internalmedicinenews.com/specialty-focus/gastroenterology/single-article-page/diminutive-polyps-not-likely-to-become-cancerous.html http://www.internalmedicinenews.com/specialty-focus/gastroenterology/single-article-page/diminutive-polyps-not-likely-to-become-cancerous.html]. Accessed on: 5 August 2013.</ref> | ||
==Gross== | ==Gross== | ||
*Polypoid mass or sessile mass. | *Polypoid mass or sessile mass. | ||
**Villous adenoma sessile. | **Villous adenoma sessile. | ||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||