Mixed polyposis of the colon

Poliposis mixta de colon

Piñeyro, Alberto - Bergalli, Luis E - Navarrete, Héctor

Resumen:

The authors present a clínica/ case of mixedcolonic polyposis (hyperp/astic andadenomatous) associated to an important familyhistory of co/orrectal cancer.Histochemical and epidemiological evidence isprovided which suggests (at /east occasionally)the transformation of hyperplastic andhamartomatous polyps into neoplastic lesions.The authors conclude that it is necessary torevise and eventual/y modify the concept thathyperplastic and hamartomatous polyps are notpremalignant and that no treatment is indicated.


Se presenta un caso clínico de poliposis mixta decolon (hiperplásica y adenomatosa),asociada ahistoria familiar importante de cáncer colorrectal.Se aportan evidencias histoquímicas y epidemiológicasque sugieren la transformación, al menosocasionalmente, de pólipos hiperplásicos y hamartomatososen lesiones neoplásicas.Se concluye que es necesario-revisar y eventualmentemodificar los conceptos de que los póliposhiperplásicos y hamartomatosos no son premalignosy que frente a ellos se impone la abstenciónterapéutica.


Detalles Bibliográficos
2000
tumores
colon
tumors
colon
Español
Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay
Revista Cirugía del Uruguay
https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/4387
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Resumen:
Sumario:The authors present a clínica/ case of mixedcolonic polyposis (hyperp/astic andadenomatous) associated to an important familyhistory of co/orrectal cancer.Histochemical and epidemiological evidence isprovided which suggests (at /east occasionally)the transformation of hyperplastic andhamartomatous polyps into neoplastic lesions.The authors conclude that it is necessary torevise and eventual/y modify the concept thathyperplastic and hamartomatous polyps are notpremalignant and that no treatment is indicated.