ICD-11 definition : This is a circumscribed benign tumor that protrudes from epithelial tissue of large
intestine. Adenomas in the colon are often referred to as adenomatous polyps. However,
the large intestinal adenoma or adenomatous polyp is largely considered a pre-malignant
condition.;
ICD-11 synonym : adenomatous intestinal polyposis; adenomatous polyposis; adenomatous polyposis of the colon; adenomatous polyposis coli; Tubular adenoma of the colon; APC - [adenomatous polyposis coli];
This is a circumscribed benign tumor that protrudes from epithelial tissue of large
intestine. Adenomas in the colon are often referred to as adenomatous polyps. However,
the large intestinal adenoma or adenomatous polyp is largely considered a pre-malignant
condition.