Table 3.

Characteristics of polyps detected through colorectal cancer screening program in Croatia

Part of colon	Localization	Percent (%)	Size 5-10 mm	Size 10-20 mm	Size ≥ 20 mm
Left	Rectum	19	60% tubular adenoma, low degree of dysplasia	43% tubulovillous, among them 32% had areas with a high degree of dysplasia, especially in the ceco-ascending or transverse part	48% tubular adenomas
	Sigmoid	37	40% hyperplastic
	Descending	8			Tubulovillous and villous
Right	Transverse	17	20% villous component, low degree of dysplasia		41% with high grade dysplasia
	Ceco-ascending	19			8% intramucosal carcinoma