A juvenile polyp on colonoscopy, is it premalignant?

Clin Case Rep. 2019 Nov 21;7(12):2605-2606. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2561. eCollection 2019 Dec.

Authors

Kishore Kumar^{1

2}, Harish Patel^{1

2}, Hassan Tariq^{1

2}, Bhavna Balar^{1

2}, Jasbir Makker^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine Bronxcare Health System Bronx New York.
² Division of Gastroenterology Bronxcare Health System Bronx New York.

Abstract

Solitary juvenile polyp is a nonneoplastic condition but needs to be differentiated from a premalignant condition juvenile polyposis syndrome.

Keywords: Juvenile polyp; polyposis syndrome; retention polyp.

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