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hyperplastic polyps

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Rectal hyperplastic polyp

Hyperplastic polyps (HPs) are common, typically diminutive mucosal lesions of the colon and rectum which, until recently, were widely viewed as nonneoplastic and unrelated to colorectal carcinoma (CRC).

Predisposition syndromes

- hyperplastic polyposis

See also

- hyperplastic polyp-like polyps
- serrated adenoma