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hyperplastic polyp

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hyperplastic polyp
n.
A benign small sessile polyp of the large bowel with lengthening and cystic dilation of mucosal glands. Also called metaplastic polyp.


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There are common types of polyps: hyperplastic polyps and adenomatous polyps.
The vast majority of polyps are benign, hyperplastic polyps, and <5% of the asymptomatic screening population has a significant adenomatous polyp.
 
 
 
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