Our patient had flat warts, or verruca plana, viral-induced, slightly elevated flat-topped papules, 2-4 mm in diameter, with minimal scale. The warts tend to be flesh-colored or slightly pigmented.

Virtual colonoscopy detected 81% of the non-flat lesions, Dr. Pickhardt said. Twenty-nine of the 59 flat lesions were adenomas, which are potential precursors to cancer, said Dr. Pickhardt.

After noting the swelling in his finger and toe, the man reported to the hospital for examination. Doctors found that the tip ...

Flat, non-polypoid colorectal neoplasms (NP-CRNs), which may be difficult to detect, appear to be relatively common and may have a greater association with cancer compared with the more routinely ...