A diminutive polyp is only about the size of a match head he says.
Carpeted 30 mm polyps.
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.
The smaller the polyp the less likely it is to be on the road to cancer he notes.
Hopefully your doctor got it all and did a follow up colonoscopy soon afterward.
All benign colorectal polyps must come out to prevent cancer.
According to one study 20 to 30 percent of.
Removing polyps will reduce the risk of the polyp becoming cancerous in the future.
But over time some colon polyps can develop into colon cancer which is often fatal when found in its later stages.
A large polyp can be almost as big as the average person s thumb.
Most colon polyps are harmless.
Speaking in the terms of statistics the chance of cancer in colon polyp more than 25mm is 20.
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.
Polyps range from the less than 5 millimeter diminutive size to the over 30 millimeter giant size.
Yes 30 mm is large for a colon polyp.
This is an especially good idea for serrated sessile polyps.