Journal of Colon and Rectal Cancer
Open Access
Serrated Lesions of Colorectum: A New Pathway in Colorectal Carcinogenesis
Jan 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2471-7061.jcrc-13-375
Nurten SavasCorresponding author
Colorectal polyps were traditionally classified as hyperplastic or adenomatous polyps. Adenomatous polyps were thought to be the precursor lesions of most of the colorectal cancers, but later serrated lesions were recognized as precursors of nearly one-third of colorectal cancers. Serrated lesions a…