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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]
Overview
Laboratory testing is usually normal among patients with colon polyps. However, some patients with colon polyps may have abnormal tests, including CBC and stool test, which is usually suggestive of gastrointestinal bleeding. They might present with anemia or positive fecal occult blood.
Laboratory Findings
- Laboratory testing is usually normal among patients with colon polyps.[1][2][3][4]
- Some patients with colon polyps may have abnormal tests, including CBC and stool test, which is usually suggestive of gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of colon polyps include:
- CBC
- Anemia (normal hemoglobin - 12.1 to 15.1 g/dl for women and 13.8 to 17.2 g/dl for men)
- Stool test
- Positive fecal occult blood
- Positive fecal immunochemical test
- Positive stool DNA test
- CBC
References
- ↑ Li SC, Burgart L (2007). "Histopathology of serrated adenoma, its variants, and differentiation from conventional adenomatous and hyperplastic polyps". Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. 131 (3): 440–5. doi:10.1043/1543-2165(2007)131[440:HOSAIV]2.0.CO;2. PMID 17516746.
- ↑ Rüschoff J, Aust D, Hartmann A (2007). "[Colorectal serrated adenoma: diagnostic criteria and clinical implications]". Verh Dtsch Ges Pathol (in German). 91: 119–25. PMID 18314605.
- ↑ Shussman, N.; Wexner, S. D. (2014). "Colorectal polyps and polyposis syndromes". Gastroenterology Report. 2 (1): 1–15. doi:10.1093/gastro/got041. ISSN 2052-0034.
- ↑ Singh, Rajvinder; Zorrón Cheng Tao Pu, Leonardo; Koay, Doreen; Burt, Alastair (2016). "Sessile serrated adenoma/polyps: Where are we at in 2016?". World Journal of Gastroenterology. 22 (34): 7754. doi:10.3748/wjg.v22.i34.7754. ISSN 1007-9327.