TUBULAR ADENOMA

Course overview

COLONIC ADENOMAS ARE RAISED PROTRUSIONS OF COLONIC MUCOSA, I.E., POLYPS FORMED BY GLANDULAR TISSUE. ALTHOUGH A TUMOR OF BENIGN NATURE, THESE ADENOMAS ARE USUALLY CONSIDERED PRECANCEROUS AND CAN TRANSFORM INTO MALIGNANT STRUCTURES, IN CONTRAST TO HYPERPLASTIC POLYPS, WITH NO MALIGNANT POTENTIAL. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, HISTOLOGY, DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION, COMPLICATIONS, SCREENING, AND TREATMENT OF TUBULAR ADENOMA. MOREOVER, IT HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN EDUCATING PATIENTS TO ADHERE TO STANDARD COLORECTAL POLYPS AND CANCER SCREENING.