Polyp



Polyp is a local prominence (arching) of the mucous membrane. It is a morphological unit describing the appearance, not the histological structure.
 * By shape
 * 1) sedentary;
 * 2) stalked.
 * 1) stalked.


 * According to histological nature
 * 1) tumorous (polyposis Adenomas,  polyposis  lipom);
 * 2) non-cancerous (Pseudotumorous);
 * 3) * inflammatory – non-specific granulation tissue, ulcerated on the surface and re-epithelialized (in the GIT);
 * 4) * fibrovascular – proliferation of the submucosa (nasal, cervical polyp);
 * 5) * hyperplastic - proliferation of the mucous membrane with partially preserved glandular structures (gastric and intestinal polyps in chronic inflammations-Ulcerative colitis, etc.).
 * 1) * hyperplastic - proliferation of the mucous membrane with partially preserved glandular structures (gastric and intestinal polyps in chronic inflammations-Ulcerative colitis, etc.).

related articles

 * Pseudotumors
 * Precancers
 * Lynch syndrome
 * Colon polyps
 * Endometrial polyp
 * Tumors of the stomach
 * Familial adenomatous polyposis

Source

 * PASTOR, Jan. Langenbeck's medical web page [online]. ©2006. [cit. 2009-01-18]. .