Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients with hyperplastic polyps

Patient NoSex/Age (y)Polyps (No)*Position of polypsColorectal cancerFamily history
*Histologically proven polyp numbers are an underestimate of the actual total.
Satellite hyperplastic polyps around a distal cancer
    I.1F/7315DistalDukes’ CNo
    I.2F/6230DistalDukes’ BNo
    I.3F/459DistalDukes’ DNo
    I.4F/494DistalDukes’ BNo
    I.5M/722DistalDukes’ CNo
    I.6F/636DistalDukes’ CUnknown
    I.7M/665DistalDukes’ DNo
Hyperplastic polyposis
    II.1F/5950–100PancolonicNoneUnknown
    II.2F/6613PancolonicDukes’ ACRC
    II.3F/7229PancolonicDukes’ BNo
    II.4F/6528PancolonicDukes’ AUnknown
    II.5F/6115ProximalDukes’ BNo