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* [[Hamartoma|Hamartomatous]] polyp is an overgrowth of mature [[Cell (biology)|cells]] and [[connective tissue]] elements including [[smooth muscle]], [[lamina propria]], and [[cartilage]], and [[fat]]. They are covered by a hypertrophic [[epithelium]]. | * [[Hamartoma|Hamartomatous]] polyp is an overgrowth of mature [[Cell (biology)|cells]] and [[connective tissue]] elements including [[smooth muscle]], [[lamina propria]], and [[cartilage]], and [[fat]]. They are covered by a hypertrophic [[epithelium]]. | ||
* They might be [[pedunculated]], [[Inflammation|inflamed]], or smooth polyps which are [[solitary]] or multiple. | * They might be [[pedunculated]], [[Inflammation|inflamed]], or smooth polyps which are [[solitary]] or multiple. | ||
* [[Solitary]] [[Hamartoma|hamartomatous]] polyps, also known as juvenile polyps, | * [[Solitary]] [[Hamartoma|hamartomatous]] polyps, also known as juvenile polyps, can present more commonly in younger population. | ||
* | * Solitary polyps has no significant risk of [[cancer]]. However, multiple polyps of the colon have a 10% risk of malignancy. | ||
==== Serrated polyps ==== | ==== Serrated polyps ==== | ||
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==Genetics== | ==Genetics== | ||
*The development of colon polyps is the result of multiple genetic mutations. | *The development of colon polyps is the result of multiple genetic mutations. | ||
*There has been some association with familial juvenile polyposis and the [[gene]] SMAD4 on [[chromosome]] 18 and PTEN on chromosome 10 | |||
==Associated Conditions== | ==Associated Conditions== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]
Overview
The exact pathogenesis of [disease name] is not fully understood.
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It is thought that [disease name] is the result of / is mediated by / is produced by / is caused by either [hypothesis 1], [hypothesis 2], or [hypothesis 3].
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[Pathogen name] is usually transmitted via the [transmission route] route to the human host.
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Following transmission/ingestion, the [pathogen] uses the [entry site] to invade the [cell name] cell.
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[Disease or malignancy name] arises from [cell name]s, which are [cell type] cells that are normally involved in [function of cells].
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The progression to [disease name] usually involves the [molecular pathway].
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The pathophysiology of [disease/malignancy] depends on the histological subtype.
Pathophysiology
Pathogenesis
- There are four different types of polyps including inflammatory, hamartomatous, serrated, and adenomatous polyps, which have different pathogenesis.
- The pathophysiology of colon polyps depends on the histological type.
- It is thought that colon polyps is mediated by either [hypothesis 2], or [hypothesis 3].
Inflammatory polyps
- Inflammatory polyps are non-neoplastic polyps that occur following intestinal inflammation, infections, or ischemia.[1][2]
- They mostly occur in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, mainly ulcerative colitis.
- They are considered as pseudopolyps which contain inflammatory infiltrations with distorted mucosa.
- It had no malignant potential. However, it is recommended to biopsy the lesion and surrounding mucosa.
- Microscopic pathology of biopsy shows mixture of normal, ulcerated, and regenerating mucosa which is surrounded by areas of mucosal loss.
Hamartomatous polyps
- Hamartomatous polyp is an overgrowth of mature cells and connective tissue elements including smooth muscle, lamina propria, and cartilage, and fat. They are covered by a hypertrophic epithelium.
- They might be pedunculated, inflamed, or smooth polyps which are solitary or multiple.
- Solitary hamartomatous polyps, also known as juvenile polyps, can present more commonly in younger population.
- Solitary polyps has no significant risk of cancer. However, multiple polyps of the colon have a 10% risk of malignancy.
Serrated polyps
Adenomatous polyps
Genetics
- The development of colon polyps is the result of multiple genetic mutations.
- There has been some association with familial juvenile polyposis and the gene SMAD4 on chromosome 18 and PTEN on chromosome 10
Associated Conditions
Gross Pathology
- On gross pathology, [feature1], [feature2], and [feature3] are characteristic findings of [disease name].
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Microscopic Pathology
- On microscopic histopathological analysis, [feature1], [feature2], and [feature3] are characteristic findings of [disease name].
References
- ↑ Shussman, N.; Wexner, S. D. (2014). "Colorectal polyps and polyposis syndromes". Gastroenterology Report. 2 (1): 1–15. doi:10.1093/gastro/got041. ISSN 2052-0034.
- ↑ Li SC, Burgart L (2007). "Histopathology of serrated adenoma, its variants, and differentiation from conventional adenomatous and hyperplastic polyps". Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. 131 (3): 440–5. doi:10.1043/1543-2165(2007)131[440:HOSAIV]2.0.CO;2. PMID 17516746.
- ↑ "File:Image of resected colon segment with cancer & 4 nearby polyps plus schematic of field defects with sub-clones.jpg - Wikimedia Commons".