Difference between colon polyps and tumors

The difference between colon polyps and colon tumors is mainly manifested in the following aspects: First, in terms of the cause of development, most colon polyps are clinically inflammatory polyps, that is, because of inflammation of the colon, which subsequently leads to inflammatory reaction of the mucosa and mucosal hyperplasia. And tumors include benign and malignant tumors, usually tumorigenic proliferation of mucosal epithelial cells. Secondly, in terms of disease treatment, most of the colon polyps can be improved or even cured by controlling the inflammation of the colon, after the inflammation of the colon is completely controlled. Colon tumors, whether benign or malignant, must be treated with surgery, and for malignant colon tumors even need to perform radical resection of intestinal cancer, and with post-operative chemotherapy or even molecular targeted drug therapy. Thirdly, in terms of disease prognosis, colon polyps have good prognosis because they are inflammatory benign polyps, while colon tumors are malignant tumors, even if radical resection of intestinal cancer is performed and postoperative chemotherapy or even molecular targeted drug treatment is provided, there is still a risk of postoperative metastasis and recurrence.