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tubulovillous adenoma  listen  (TOO-byoo-loh-VIH-lus A-deh-NOH-muh)

  A type of polyp that grows in the colon and other places in the gastrointestinal tract and sometimes in other parts of the body. These adenomas may become malignant (cancer).