Gastric polyps: classification and management

Gastric polyps can be broadly defined as luminal lesions projecting above the plane of the mucosal surface. They are relatively frequent in routine pathology practice, where the main goal is to rule out the possibility of malignancy. Various subtypes of gastric polyps are recognized and generally di...

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Published inArchives of pathology & laboratory medicine (1976) Vol. 132; no. 4; pp. 633 - 640
Main Authors Park, Do Youn, Lauwers, Gregory Y
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States College of American Pathologists 01.04.2008
Subjects
Cancer
Cell Transformation, Neoplastic - pathology
Diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Endoscopy
Gastrointestinal diseases
Granulomas
Humans
Hyperplasia
Pathology - education
Polyps
Polyps - classification
Polyps - diagnosis
Polyps - pathology
Polyps - therapy
Stomach
Stomach Diseases - classification
Stomach Diseases - diagnosis
Stomach Diseases - pathology
Stomach Diseases - therapy
Stomach Neoplasms - classification
Stomach Neoplasms - diagnosis
Stomach Neoplasms - pathology
Stomach Neoplasms - therapy
Ulcers
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Summary:Gastric polyps can be broadly defined as luminal lesions projecting above the plane of the mucosal surface. They are relatively frequent in routine pathology practice, where the main goal is to rule out the possibility of malignancy. Various subtypes of gastric polyps are recognized and generally divided into nonneoplastic and neoplastic. We will review herein only a limited subset of gastric polyps representing the most common or, sometimes, challenging.
ISSN:0003-9985
1543-2165
1543-2165
DOI:10.5858/2008-132-633-gpcam