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Background/Aims:Colorectal cancers are the most common gastrointestinal malignancies. It is the third most common cancer in the World and one of the majör causes of cancer-related mortality in developed countries. The incidence and mortality of colorectal carcinoma is markedly different worldwide. Gastrointestinal polyps are lesions that may have proliferative and neoplastic potential, forming a mass by protruding into the lumen. In this study, it was aimed to document the general properties of the colorectal polyps which were diagnosed in colonoscopy scans in our center. Material and Methods: A total of 784 patients with gastrointestinal polyps who underwent colonoscopy in the Department of Gastroenterology, Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Health Researchand Application Center Hospital, were reviewed retrospectively and 217 patients were included in the study. Polyps were classified according to their histopathological types and location. Results: Patients with polyps; 65,9% male and 34,1% female. Polyps were most frequently 20.7% in rectum and at least 0.5% in splenic flexura. In 83.9% (179 patients) of the cases, polyps were found to be only localized in a single location, while polyps were found to be morethan 16.1% (38 patients). Histopathologically, the polyps were 61.7% adenomatous, 33.2% hyperplastic, 0.5% adenocarcinoma, andthe rest were hamartamatosis, inflammatory and acoustic polyps respectively. Adenomatous polyps were reported as 53.9% tubularand 6.9% tubulovillous 0.9% villous type according to their subtypes. Conclusion:In our study, we evaluated polyps of the lower gastrointestinal system and it wasf ound that our results were generally compatible with the literature.

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