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Horatio T. Enterline, MD

JAMA. 1975;231(9):967-968.

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POLYPS of the colon and rectum have been the subject of a voluminous and discordant literature ever since the publication of the article by Spratt et al in 1958.¹ The practicing physician, with good reason, may be confused and uncertain about the appropriate course of action when a patient is discovered to have one or more such lesions. However, because of this controversy, much has been learned of the biology and diversity of these lesions. Although there may still be disagreement about the mode of origin of colonic carcinoma, there is surprisingly little disagreement on the care of the patient with one or more polyps.

A major problem has been the tendency to equate "polyp" with "adenoma" in thinking and writing about polypoid lesions. Polypoid lesions of the colon form a diverse group; they may be of inflammatory, "hamartomatous," hyperplastic, or neoplastic origin. Unfortunately, although most types of polyps . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the Division of Pathologic Anatomy, Department of Pathology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Division of Pathologic Anatomy, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania/G1, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (Dr. Enterline).

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