RESEARCH ARTICLE

A comprehensive look at tti fo Colorectal adenomas are benign tumors of the large in-testinal epithelium. They are found in roughly one third or more become carcinomas within 10 years of their detection [2]. Vonlanthen et al. BMC Cancer 2014, 14:46 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/14/46thelial homeostasis [5]. Almost invariably, it stems fromWinterthurerstrasse 190, Zurich 8051, Switzerland Full list of author information is available at the end of the articleof asymptomatic adults who undergo colonoscopy be-fore the age of 50. Endoscopic removal of these lesions is associated with high rates of recurrence (up to 60 % at three years, depending on the size, number, histological features, and degree of dysplasia [1]). In addition, it has Adenomatous transformation of normal colorectal mu