A large polyp can be almost as big as the average person s thumb.
Carpeted 30 mm polyps.
But over time some colon polyps can develop into colon cancer which is often fatal when found in its later stages.
Guest over a year ago you posted your question quite some time ago so hopefully you have gotten a clean bill of health by now but to answer your question.
Speaking in the terms of statistics the chance of cancer in colon polyp more than 25mm is 20.
Hopefully your doctor got it all and did a follow up colonoscopy soon afterward.
Removing polyps will reduce the risk of the polyp becoming cancerous in the future.
This is an especially good idea for serrated sessile polyps.
Yes 30 mm is large for a colon polyp.
All benign colorectal polyps must come out to prevent cancer.
The smaller the polyp the less likely it is to be on the road to cancer he notes.
Most colon polyps are harmless.
But surprisingly large polyps can be removed during colonoscopy so you may not need to lose any part of your colon.
Polyps range from the less than 5 millimeter diminutive size to the over 30 millimeter giant size.
According to one study 20 to 30 percent of.
A diminutive polyp is only about the size of a match head he says.