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Do All Precancerous Mass Turn Into Cancer?

I have a precancerous mass in my duodemun and I am supposed to have surgery but they want me to build up and be stronger for the surgery. They will cut out the mass and then reconnect to lower intestine. Do all precancerous masses turn into cancer? I have it removed before but it came back. I will be 70 years old in April.
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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Hello and welcome to HCM,
Whether a pre-cancerous lesion becomes cancerous or not depends on a number of factors.
Most important factor on which this depends is the nature of the precancerous lesion.
The precancerous lesions in intestine are called polyps.
It depends on type of polyp whether it will turn out to be cancerous or not.
A sessile polyp with villous morphology is more likely to be cancerous as compared to pedunculated and tubular or tubulo-villous lesion.
However, the chances of developing a cancer are very low because the precancerous lesion has been removed surgically.
But chances of developing new polyps is high in this setting.
regular follow up after surgery is ideally required.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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Do All Precancerous Mass Turn Into Cancer?

Hello and welcome to HCM, Whether a pre-cancerous lesion becomes cancerous or not depends on a number of factors. Most important factor on which this depends is the nature of the precancerous lesion. The precancerous lesions in intestine are called polyps. It depends on type of polyp whether it will turn out to be cancerous or not. A sessile polyp with villous morphology is more likely to be cancerous as compared to pedunculated and tubular or tubulo-villous lesion. However, the chances of developing a cancer are very low because the precancerous lesion has been removed surgically. But chances of developing new polyps is high in this setting. regular follow up after surgery is ideally required. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja Puri