This episode is the first  part of a series that has been produced in collaboration with the Australian and New Zealand Training Board in Colon and Rectal Surgery (ANZTBCRS). It has come out of work prepared for the Colorectal Fellow's Training Weekend held in Adelaide in August 2023. Henry Drysdale won the Phillip Douglas Prize for his presentation on malignant colorectal polyps and is our guest for this episode. We cover: - definition - endoscopic features correlated with malignant polyps - endoscopic management - staging - histopathological classification and risk factors - determining the risk of residual local or nodal disease - definitive management  For images discussed in this episode please check out our Instagram page @first_incision Disclaimer The information in this podcast is intended as a revision aid for the purposes of the General Surgery Fellowship Exam and as educational material for doctors. This information is not to be considered to include any recommendations or medical advice by the author, ANZTBCRS, publisher or any other person. The listener should conduct and rely upon their own independent analysis of the information in this podcast. The author and ANZTBCRS provides no guarantees or assurances in relation to any connection between the content of this podcast and the general surgical fellowship exam or other examinations.  No responsibility or liability is accepted by the author or ANZTBCRS in relation to the performance of any person in examination.  This podcast is not a substitute for candidates undertaking their own preparations for the exam or other clinical roles. To the maximum extent permitted by law, no responsibility or liability is accepted by the author, publisher or any other person as to the adequacy, accuracy, correctness, completeness or reasonableness of this information, including any statements or information provided by third parties and reproduced or referred to in this document.  To the maximum extent permitted by law, no responsibility for any errors in or omissions from this document, whether arising out of negligence or otherwise, is accepted. The information contained in this podcast has not been independently verified. © Amanda Nikolic 2024