Endoscopic Recognition and Management Strategies for Malignant Colorectal Polyps: Recommendations of the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal polyps are the precursors for most colorectal cancers (CRCs). Some colorectal polyps accumulate enough mutations to develop high-grade dysplasia and eventual invasion of dysplastic elements into the submucosa.1 The invasion of dysplastic elements into the submucosa constitutes the clinical definition of CRC (Figure 1).