Submucosal thickening (polyp?) ?

[alchemyst]

Due to a strong family history of colo-rectal cancers, I recently had a CT Scan done of the large bowel/colon, which showed a polyp in the rectal area.

Upon colonoscopy to remove the polyp that was found during the CT Scan - the surgeon found another
"submucosal thickening/polyp (?)" (that is how it is written on his report.

Now he wants to talk to the radiologist who read the orginal CT Scan - and have him look again to see if
this "submucosal thickening/polyp (?)" is showing on the CT Scan - and if so, what it looks like (???)

Does this mean I have cancer?

I've looked up "submucosal thickening/polyp on Google and nearly every entry points in that direction.

If its cancer - does the fact that its 'submucosal' mean it is advanced?

Please help?

[alchemyst]

Thank you for responding ...

I forgot to mention that the orginal polyp that DID show on the CT Scan, (the one he went in to remove with the colonoscopy) was PRE-cancerous.  The surgeon seemed to think that once it was gone (which he says he is confident it is) - the cancer risk is also gone - from that particular polyp, anyway.  Although, he said there is a small chance the polyp would regrow.  Don't know if that means it would re-grow in a pre-cancerous condition (since it was in that state when it was removed), or not.

Since that one was PRE-cancerous - its made me afraid of this submucosal one ...

So, the submucosal one - would be a sessile polyp then?  How are they usually removed, do you know?

Thank you for taking the time to respond, I so appreciate it!

[CalGal]

It does not mean that you have cancer. There are also polyps that sessile - do not have a stem or stalk (peduncle) - and may need to be watched or removed in another manner.