title: Pathology neoplastic and non-neoplastic.
abstract: Polyps of the gastrointestinal tract are common and often hard to diagnose by endoscopic or gross examination. Biopsy or polypectomy enables diagnosis and prognostication. This article is by no means encyclopedic, but attempts to discuss the pathology of the more common intestinal polyps.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Graeme-Cook
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology; D018256:Adenomatous Polyps / Q000473:pathology; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000473:pathology*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology; D011127:Polyps / Q000473:pathology*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*