What's a Hyperplastic Polyp?

A hyperplastic polyp is a growth of extra cells that projects out from tissues inside your body. They occur in areas where your body has repaired damaged tissue, especially along your digestive tract. Hyperplastic colorectal polyps happen in your colon, the lining of your large intestine.

Can hyperplastic polyps turn into cancer?

Hyperplastic. A type of serrated polyp, hyperplastic polyps are common, small and considered extremely low risk for turning cancerous. Typically any hyperplastic polyps found in the colon are removed and tested to ensure they are not cancerous.

Are hyperplastic polyps precancerous?

Hyperplastic polyps: These polyps are not precancerous. Doctors generally remove them anyway, just to be safe. Adenomas: Two-thirds of colon polyps are the precancerous type, called adenomas. It can take seven to 10 or more years for an adenoma to evolve into cancer—if it ever does.