Summary
Two-hundred-and-twenty-six patients, aged 26 to 80, had 238 malignant polyps removed.
According to the WHO classification, only those lesions in which invasive growth is
detected, are termed malignant polyps. Immediately after receiving the histological
report, eight patients were operated on. Later, over periods of up to 18 months following
the removal of polyps, eight more patients were operated upon for recurrences. The
results of follow-up over periods of up to 10 years indicate the efficiency of endoscopic
removal of malignant polyps irrespective of the grade of the invasive growth. Taking
their experience as a basis, the authors suggest that the plan of approach to further
stages of treatment should be based not on the pathological findings in the removed
polyps, but on the results of regular follow-up of the patients.
Key words:
Colonoscopy - Endoscopic polypectomy - Malignant polyp
