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===Sessile serrated adenoma=== | ===Sessile serrated adenoma=== | ||
*Often abbreviated ''SSA''. | |||
*[[AKA]] sessile serrated polyp. | |||
====General==== | ====General==== | ||
*Colonic lesion. | *Colonic lesion. | ||
*More common in the right colon, i.e. ascending colon. | *More common in the right colon, i.e. ascending colon. | ||
Epidemiology: | |||
*Thought to lead to colorectal cancer through a different pathway that most tumours in the left colon/rectum. | *Thought to lead to colorectal cancer through a different pathway that most tumours in the left colon/rectum. | ||