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. 2012 Jan 5;3(1):e6. doi: 10.1038/ctg.2011.5

Table 1. Prevalence, location, and size of polyps according to histology.

Histology Subjects (% n=220) Number (n=258) Location (%)
Size (%)
      Proximal Distal ≤5 mm 6–9 mm ≥10 mm
Hyperplastic 45 (4.5) 68 29 (42) 39 (58) 61 (89.8) 6 (8.8) 1 (1.4)
MVHP 20 (2.0) 28 10 (36) 18 (64) 22 (78.6) 5 (17.8) 1 (3.6)
GCHP 25 (2.5) 40 19 (45) 21 (55) 38 (95) 2 (5) 0
SSA/P 23 (2.3) 28 16 (63.6) 12 (36.4) 21 (75) 6 (21.4) 1 (3.6)
TSA 5 (0.5) 6 2 (25) 4 (75) 2 (33.3) 3 (50) 1 (16.7)
Adenoma 146 (14.8) 155 66 (42.5) 89 (57.5) 103 (66.5) 34 (21.9) 18 (11.6)
Tubular 116 (11.8) 125 56 (44.8) 69 (55.2) 93 (74.4) 24 (19.2) 8 (6.4)
Tubulovillous 28 (2.8) 28 8 (28.6) 20 (71.4) 10 (35.8) 9 (32.1) 9 (32.1)
Villous 2 (0.2) 2 1 (50) 1 (50) 0 1 (50) 1 (50)
Hamartomatous 1 (0.1) 1 0 1 (100) 1 (100) 0 0

GCHP, goblet cells hyperplastic polyp; MVHP, microvescicular hyperplastic polyp; SSA/P, sessile serrated adenoma/polyp; TSA, traditional serrated adenoma.