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editorial
. 2022 Feb 7;28(5):502–516. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i5.502

Table 2.

SCENIC international consensus

Term
Definition
Visible dysplasia Dysplasia identified on targeted biopsies from a lesion visualized in colonoscopy
Polypoid Lesion protruding from the mucosa into the lumen ≥ 2.5 mm
Pedunculated Lesion attached to the mucosa by a stalk
Sessile Lesion not attached to the mucosa by a stalk: entire base is contiguous with the mucosa
Nonpolypoid Lesion with little (< 2.5 mm) or no protrusion above the mucosa
Superficially elevated Lesion with protrusion but < 2.5 mm above the lumen (less than the height of the closed cup of a biopsy forceps)
Flat Lesion without protrusion above the mucosa
Depressed Lesion with at least a portion depressed below the level of the mucosa
General descriptors
Ulcerated Ulceration (fibrinous base with depth) within the lesion
Border
Distinct border Border of the lesion is discrete and can be distinguished from surrounding mucosa
Indistinct border Border of the lesion is not discrete and cannot be distinguished from surrounding mucosa
Invisible dysplasia Dysplasia identified on random (non-targeted) biopsies of colon mucosa without a visible lesion