Gastric polyps encompass a spectrum of pathologic conditions that can vary in histology, neoplastic potential, and management. These benign lesions are the second most common type of gastric polyp after fundic gland polyps. Their etiology is associated with focal inflammatory reactions and mucosal damage due to. May 11, 2010 the author investigated histopathology of malignant changes of gastric foveolar hyperplastic polyps gfhp. Nonneoplastic hyperplastic polyp hyperplastic polyps are the second most commonly encountered form of gastric polyps after fundic gland polyps. The malignant potential depends on the histological type of the polyp. Definition gastric polyps are sessile or pedunculated lesions that originate in the. Polyps that are greater than 2 cm and have villous histology have a higher risk of neoplasia. Autoimmunetype adiffuse atrophic gastritis an autoimmune autosomal dominant disease with antiparietal cell or anti intrinsic factor autoantibodies histopathology is characterized by. Frequently encountered in pathology practice, gastric polyps are defined as luminal projections above the plane of the adjacent mucosa. The literature base is relatively weak and any recommendations made must be viewed in light of this. Large gastric hyperplastic polyp with focal dysplasia, which turned out to be the focus of early adenocarcinoma. Although they are considered nonneoplastic, some cases have been reported with focal adenocarcinoma.
Pdf the aim of the study was to utilize a large national histopathology database for the analysis of the clinical epidemiology of gastric polyps. The diagnosis of a hyperplastic polyp of any size requires a full set of gastric biopsies to determine gastric mucosal characteristics. The more common hyperplastic polyps are benign and, in most instances, are not considered to be premalignant. Hyperplastic polyps are the second most common type of gastric polyp. School and director, division of surgical pathology and gastrointestinal. Stomach polyps form in response to damage to your stomach lining. Also known as gastritis, this condition can cause the formation of hyperplastic polyps and adenomas. Gastric polyps may be benign or potentially malignant. The gastric mucosa may be involved in peutzjeghers polyposis, although less frequently than the small intestine or colon. It is often inflamed and may be a site that cancer arises from. Management of gastric polyps clinical gastroenterology. Reactive gastric polyp composed of irregular elongate and cystic foveolae set in an edematous stroma. In all the 11 gfhp, dysplastic glands were present in the vicinity of.
Hyperplastic polyps or sessile serrated polyps in the colorectum can be associated. Gastric adenomas are much less common than fundic gland polyps in. We present the case of a 59yearold woman with a sessile lesion of 15 mm on the distal gastric body associated with an extensive atrophic gastritis. Li and lawrence burgart 2007 histopathology of serrated adenoma, its variants, and differentiation from conventional adenomatous and hyperplastic polyps.
Unlike the incidental colonic hyperplastic polyp, gastric hyperplastic polyps do have clinical significance despite the similarities in nomenclature. More than 30 hyperplastic polyps of any size throughout the colon and rectum. They include fundic gland polyps fgps, hyperplastic polyps. Gastric hyperplastic polyps are indistinguishable from juvenile polyps in the case of solitary polyps, the distinction is of no significance juvenile polyposis has an increased risk of carcinoma and thus should be distinguished.
Large hyperplastic polyps of the duodenum are very rare. Oct 03, 2018 how is hyperplastic polyps of the colon diagnosed. May 09, 2007 histopathology colon hyperplastic polyp. Although probably rare and of uncertain malignant potential, duodenal hyperplastic polyp should be considered in the differential diagnosis of benign duodenal polyp. Immunohistochemical and molecular features of gastric. Gastric neuroendocrine tumor g and histopathology h. Nov, 20 two patients had single polyps sigmoid colon and antrum, respectively, one had two polyps left colon, and one had three polyps distal oesophagus and colon. Histopathologically, there are two main types of hyperplastic polyps, which have genetic differences, as well as different histologic structure, but no significant differences clinically. Histologic classification of gastric polyps springerlink. The classification of gastric polyps has important clinical implications and provides targeted clues towards discovering abnormalities in the remaining gastric mucosa or even elsewhere in.
Numerous hyperplastic polyps colonic polyp s, polypectomy. Gastric hyperplastic polyps in post transplant patients. Substantial information on the etiology of a gastric polyp or lesion and correlations between clinical and pathological findings can be gathered by histological and pathological evaluation of an. Histological examination of the biopsy specimens showed polypoid duodenal mucosa showing features similar to those of a hyperplastic polyp of the colon.
How to manage gastric polyps discovered on endoscopy. Oct 17, 2007 the gastric mucosa may be involved in peutzjeghers polyposis, although less frequently than the small intestine or colon. If such polyps are left untreated, gastric cancer may result. Gastric adenomas gastric adenomas, or raised intraepithelial neoplasia, are the most common gastric neoplastic polyp. However, hyperplastic gastric polyp presenting as acute severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding is very rare.
Pathology there are a number of gastric polyp subtypes. Therefore this word can only be used as a preliminary clinical working diagnosis. Pdf prevalence of benign gastric polyps in a large. Hyperplastic polyps are the most frequent benign epithelial gastric polyps. Gastric polyps show significant morphologic overlap, and some polyps defy classification altogether. Hyperplastic polypswerefirstde scribedin1927byschmiedenandwest hues. These can be nonneoplastic, neoplastic or hamartomatous and syndromic. Common site is gastric antrum but can occur anywhere in the stomach, recently body has become more common due to eradication of h. Histological appearances were variable, ranging from juvenile. Hyperplastic polyps hyperplastic polyps account for approximately 75 percent of gastric polyps in geographic areas where h. They are known to cause gastric outlet obstruction and chronic blood loss leading to iron deficiency anemia. They were focal malignancies and welldifferentiated adenocarcinoma without apparent invasion.
Hyperplastic polyp of the stomach, also gastric hyperplastic polyp, is a common pathology of the stomach. Hyperplastic polyp of the stomach c and histothatology d. Gastric polyps and polyposis syndromes sciencedirect. A colonoscopy is a test that allows the physician to look at the inner lining of the colon and rectum. A total of 497 gfhp from 412 patients were retrospectively examined. Hyperplastic colon polyps are diagnosed during colonoscopies. One hyperplastic polyp of the gastric type and one case of fibrosis were found. The presence of intraepithelial neutrophils, prominent nucleoli and adjacent erosionulcers serve as helpful clues to reactive changes. Gastric hyperplastic polyp surgical pathology criteria. Furthermore, it should be pointed out that when a hamartomatous syndrome is suspected.
Histopathology of serrated adenoma, its variants, and. Malignant transformation of foveolar hyperplastic polyp of. Nguyen, md keywords gastric polyps, stomach polyps, management dr islam and dr patel are gastroenterology fellows at the mayo clinic in scott. Several reports suggest that a hyperplastic polyp found in the left colon may predict the presence of an adenoma in the proximal colon other large, prospective, controlled studies, some performed in asymptomatic persons, have failed to confirm this association the balance of evidence supports the. Gastric hyperplastic polyps are strongly associated with inflammatory disorders such as chronic gastritis, h pylori gastritis, per nicious anemia, and reactive or chemical gastritis. On microscopy eight pieces of tissue are identified and all eight individually have the diagnostic features of a hyperplastic polyp. Nevertheless, gastric polyps, particularly when profuse, should prompt further clinical and endoscopic investigation, as it may lead to the diagnosis of a polyposis syndrome. When morson 1972 complains that the uncritical use of the term polyp is the cause of our poor knowledge of benign neoplasias of the stomach, this is due to the fact that even pathologists use the word polyp as a diagnostic term or at least as part of one. Gastric polyps are uncommon findings, even on endoscopy where they are encountered in only 26% of patients. One hyperplastic polyp of the gastric type and one case of. The helicobacter pylori caga protein is proposed to have a direct relation to development of hyperplastic polyps, derived from an experiment on transgenic mice in which expression of caga in gastric mucosa led to development of hyperplastic polyps am j gastroenterol 2009. They include fundic gland polyps fgps, hyperplastic polyps, and. Hyperplastic polyps more generally are dealt with in the hyperplastic polyp article.
Etiology gastric adenomas typically occur in a background of chronic atrophic gastritis. A diagnosis of hyperplastic polyps of the colon would involve. This showed a possible gastric ulcer, although histological examination was normal. Hyperplastic gastric polyps are incidentally diagnosed during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Focal intramucosal adenocarcinoma occurring in gastric. The major epithelial polyps are fundic gland, hyperplastic, and adenomatous. However, gastric syndromic polyps are often indistinguishable from nonspecific gastric hyperplastic polyps. Hyperplastic polyps are unlikely to become cancerous, although those larger than about 25 inch 1. Gastric polyps and dysplasia diagnostic histopathology. A definitive distinction between the two types requires polyp removal and microscopic examination by a surgical pathologist. Pdf hyperplastic polyps represent the commonest polyp encountered in the stomach. Cystically dilated misplaced glands are also noted.
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