Traditional serrated adenoma was first reported by Longacre and FenoglioPresier in 1990.Their initial study described main features of this lesion,but the consensus diagnostic criteria were not widely adopted until re...Traditional serrated adenoma was first reported by Longacre and FenoglioPresier in 1990.Their initial study described main features of this lesion,but the consensus diagnostic criteria were not widely adopted until recently.Traditional serrated adenoma presents with grossly protuberant configuration and pineconelike appearance upon endoscopy.Histologically,it is characterized by ectopic crypt formation,slit-like serration,eosinophilic cytoplasm and pencillate nuclei.Although much is now known about the morphology and molecular changes,the mechanisms underlying the morphological alterations are still not fully understood.Furthermore,the origin of traditional serrated adenoma is not completely known.We review recent studies of the traditional serrated adenoma and provide an overview on current understanding of this rare entity.展开更多
文摘Traditional serrated adenoma was first reported by Longacre and FenoglioPresier in 1990.Their initial study described main features of this lesion,but the consensus diagnostic criteria were not widely adopted until recently.Traditional serrated adenoma presents with grossly protuberant configuration and pineconelike appearance upon endoscopy.Histologically,it is characterized by ectopic crypt formation,slit-like serration,eosinophilic cytoplasm and pencillate nuclei.Although much is now known about the morphology and molecular changes,the mechanisms underlying the morphological alterations are still not fully understood.Furthermore,the origin of traditional serrated adenoma is not completely known.We review recent studies of the traditional serrated adenoma and provide an overview on current understanding of this rare entity.