You are educating a patient that has just been advised that he has "polyps" in his colon. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
- The larger the colonic polyp, the greater the risk of malignant transformation
- Villous adenomas have a 30-70% risk of malignant transformation
- The greater the number of concomitant colonic polyps, the greater the risk of malignant transformation
- The majority of colonic polyps are hyperplastic in origin
- The majority of colonic polyps are > 3 cm in size
Answer: E
The majority of colonic polyps are > 3 cm in size
Most polyps are, in fact, quite small. All the rest of these statements are true
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