Snapshot A 60-year-old healthy man undergoes a screening colonoscopy. He has been staying active, does not smoke, denies any bloody or dark stools, changes in stool, abdominal pain, or fatigue. His prior colonoscopy was normal. During today’s colonoscopy, his gastroenterologist notes a small pedunculated growth in the descending colon. Introduction Overview login to view 8 more bullets Genetics login to view 6 more bullets Epidemiology Incidence login to view 5 more bullets Risk factors login to view 4 more bullets ETIOLOGY Pathogenesis login to view 7 more bullets Presentation Symptoms login to view 4 more bullets Physical exam login to view 6 more bullets Imaging Lower gastrointestinal radiograph series login to view 1 more bullet Virtual colonoscopy with computed tomography scan login to view 3 more bullets Studies Serum labs login to view 4 more bullets Invasive studies login to view 6 more bullets Histology login to view 4 more bullets Differential Inflammatory bowel disease login to view 2 more bullets Familial adenomatous polyposis login to view 3 more bullets Peutz-Jeghers syndrome login to view 3 more bullets Treatment Surgical login to view 10 more bullets Complications Gastrointestinal bleeding Adenocarcinoma of the colon login to view 4 more bullets Prognosis Natural history login to view 1 more bullet Good progosis with polypectomy