adenomatous polyp

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polyp /pol·yp/ (pol´ip) any growth or mass protruding from a mucous membrane.

adenomatous polyp a benign neoplastic growth with variable malignant potential, representing proliferation of epithelial tissue in the lumen of the sigmoid colon, rectum, or stomach.

juvenile polyps small, benign hemispheric hamartomas of the large intestine occurring sporadically in children.

retention polyps juvenile p's.

adenomatous polyp

A polyp that consists of benign neoplastic tissue derived from glandular epithelium.

adenomatous polyp

Etymology: Gk, aden, gland, oma, tumor, polys, many, pous, foot

a tumor that develops in glandular tissue or epithelium. It is characterized by benign neoplastic changes in epithelium.

adenomatous polyp

GI disease A premalignant glandular tumor arising in the GI tract mucosa, which is more common in older persons Management Polypectomy, followup every 3 yrs

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