OBJECTIVES: Hyperplastic polyposis (HP) is a poorly understood condition. The aim of this
study is to describe the phenotype and the risk of cancer in HP. METHODS: Patients with …

BACKGROUND: Hyperplastic polyposis syndrome is a rare syndrome of colorectal cancer
predisposition. Patterns of inheritance of hyperplastic polyposis syndrome are not obvious …

Background & Aims: Patients with hyperplastic polyposis are reported to have multiple
and/or large hyperplastic polyps (HPs) and an increased risk of colorectal cancer, but the …

PURPOSE Hyperplastic polyps are usually considered to be an innocent finding with little or
no potential to progress to colorectal cancer. However, recent literature suggests that some …

Hyperplastic polyposis is a loosely defined syndrome initially thought not to confer a
clinically important predisposition to colorectal cancer. The aim of the current study was to …

The significance of multiple hyperplastic polyps in relation to the risk of colon cancer is
unknown although recent investigation suggests a causative link. We have prospectively …

Aim The hyperplastic polyposis syndrome (HPS) has been described in a subset of patients
with multiple or large hyperplastic polyps. HPS is associated with an increased risk of …

Background and aims: Colorectal adenomas are recognised as precursors of colorectal
carcinomas. The significance of hyperplastic (metaplastic) colorectal polyps is unknown. The …

The vast majority of hyperplastic polyps are small, left-sided, and inconsequential in nature.
However, hyperplastic polyps that are large, right-sided, mixed, and found in association …

Background: WHO defines hyperplastic polyposis (HPP) as [greater than or equal to] 30
hyperplastic polyps (HP) throughout the colon and/or 5 histologically diagnosed HPs (two …