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The topic of serrated lesions in the proximal colon is rapidly gaining attention. These lesions are classified by the WHO as hyperplastic polyp, sessile serrated polyp (synonymous with sessile serrated adenoma), and traditional serrated adenoma. Pathologists should further classify sessile serrated polyps by presence or absence of cytological dysplasia, which indicates a more advanced lesion. The current study examined the association of “high-risk serrated polyps,” consisting of dysplastic serrated polyps or proximal nondysplastic serrated polyps ≥6 mm, and advanced conventional colorectal neoplasms, defined as ≥3 adenomas, adenomas ≥10 mm, high-grade dysplasia in adenomas, or colorectal cancer.
Investigators analyzed results of 2309 patien…