569.0 Anal and rectal polyp
The type is determined by taking a sample of the polyp and examining it microscopically
rectal polyps can reoccur after being removed. you are normally asked back every few years for a check up. They dont disappear on their own
Nearly 57,000 people died from colon and rectal cancer in the United States in 2003
3 mm is considered diminutive, ie small. Something that is 1 cm (ie 10 mm) or more is large.
It is a polyp. Good question!
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Polyp is invertebrate .
By which method was the removal done, and how many polyps? Need more clarification to assign one of the following appropriate CPT codes:45308 = removal of single tumor, polyp, or other lesion by hot biopsy forceps or bipolar cautery45309 = removal of single tumor, polyp, or other lesion by snare technique45315 = removal of multiple tumors, polyps, or other lesions by hot biopsy forceps, bipolar cautery or snare technique
Is there a difference between a sissile polyp and a flat polyp. Can either one be a cause of cancer
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