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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
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Colon Cancer |
Colon polyp removal05/29/2008 02:23PM |
My father recently had a large cecal polyp partially removed that was located in his cecum. It turned out to be non malignant, but had fragments of tubular adenoma. It was 2-2.5 cm and they couldn`t remove all of it and have asked that he come back for another colonoscopy in 6 months. Our concern is: Can the remains of this polyp be dangerous and turn cancerous? Should he have surgery to remove the remaining residual polyp tissue?
I do not think it is unreasonable to wait 6 months. You need to bring your concerns to your treating physician.
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Tanios Bekaii-Saab, MD Assistant Professor Hematology and Oncology Comprehensive Cancer Center James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute The Ohio State University |
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