SSL - Sessile serrated lesion

Long designation

SSL = Sessil serated Läsion ≈ Sessile serrated adenoma (SSA, obsolete term)

Meaning

Histological description of a colon polyp of the so-called serrated pathway. This entity is rather "young" and was first described in 1996. Mostly occurring in the right-sided colon.

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Related terms

• Barrett's metaplasia, Barrett's esophagus

External sources

• Technical article: new nomenclature
• American Cancer Society: "Understanding your pathology report" (English - automatically translated!)
• Wikipedia