'The fecal occult blood test is not useful in detecting a precancerous stage because large adenomatous polyps rarely cause bleeding and remain undetected.'
'The ability to detect precancerous adenomatous polyps, remove them, and thus prevent the development of colorectal cancer is an important rationale for screening.'
1.
a benign tumor originating in a secretory gland.
2.
a benign tumor of glandlike structure.
Examples:
"There can be adenomatous polyposises." "There can be adenomatous tissues." "There can be adenomatous mucosas." "There can be adenomatous cryptses." "adenomatouses can be in sections."