A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON RECTAL POLYPS IN PAEDIATRIC AGE GROUP IN BUNDELKHAND MEDICAL COLLEGE. SAGAR. M.P.

ARectal polyp is a polyp (eshy growth) occurring on the lining of the Rectum. Untreated colorectal polyps can develop into colorectal cancer. The majority of polyp lesions identied during childhood are almost always benign. Some children and adolescents with polyps have an underlying predisposition to develop colorectal cancer (CRC). Paediatric patients with colonic or rectal polyps often do not have a fully developed polyposis phenotype, making identication of those at risk of CRC a challenge. In general, determining the actual risk of CRC for the individual patient can be difcult. However, in adults, the decision to use genetic testing is often more done if the patient exhibits a characteristic polyposis syndrome. Recently, much progress has been made in the understanding of the genetic aetiology of familial polyposis syndromes. Genetic testing to conrm diagnosis and to test asymptomatic relatives has become a part of standard care for persons and families with these conditions. The identication of a polyposis syndrome in offspring may have major implications for parents.