All benign colorectal polyps must come out to prevent cancer.
Carpeted 30 mm polyps.
Polyps range from the less than 5 millimeter diminutive size to the over 30 millimeter giant size.
The smaller the polyp the less likely it is to be on the road to cancer he notes.
A large polyp can be almost as big as the average person s thumb.
But over time some colon polyps can develop into colon cancer which is often fatal when found in its later stages.
But its not only the determining factor as there are other things which are taken into consideration while assessing the chances of polyp to be cancerous these includes family history smoker heavy drinker obesity diabetes etc.
Guest over a year ago you posted your question quite some time ago so hopefully you have gotten a clean bill of health by now but to answer your question.
Hopefully your doctor got it all and did a follow up colonoscopy soon afterward.
A colon polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon.
But surprisingly large polyps can be removed during colonoscopy so you may not need to lose any part of your colon.
This is an especially good idea for serrated sessile polyps.
Most colon polyps are harmless.
Speaking in the terms of statistics the chance of cancer in colon polyp more than 25mm is 20.
Randy thanks a lot for your input.
Removing polyps will reduce the risk of the polyp becoming cancerous in the future.