Gastric polyps

Last revised by Mostafa Elfeky on 24 Dec 2022

Gastric polyps are uncommon findings, even on endoscopy where they are encountered in only 2-6% of patients. 

Pathology

There are a number of gastric polyp subtypes 1-3:

There are a variety of lesions that may have polypoid-growth, such as gastric carcinoidgastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), lymphoma, leiomyoma, etc. 

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