colon or rectum. [1] Untreated colorectal polyps can develop. a CHORUS notecard document about adenomatous colon polyps. Most polyps are removed at the same time as the colonoscopy by using a simple wire cautery snare. If a small colon polyp not removed, it may grow silently. The most common sort of polyp is a metaplastic polyp (in which cells change from one normal type to another). These usually do not grow much more than 5mm. Most colon polyps are Watches, Photo not cancer. But some growths can turn into colon cancer. If a colon polyp is the kind that can turn into cancer,

it usually takes many. Family History: Siblings and parents of patients with colon polyps are at increased risk for colon cancer, particularly when the polyp is diagnosed before. Adenomas

or adenomatous polyps. Comprising North Carolina Department about