Benign Gastric Tumours Flashcards
Another term for benign gastric tumours?
Polyps
How many types of Polyps?
4 types
Name the 4 types of polyps?
Hyperplastic polyps
Cystic fundic gland polyps
Adenomatous polyps
Inflammatory fibroid polyps
About hyperplastic polyps?
Most common
Rarely pre-malignant although maybe accompanied by by pre-malignant atrophic gastritis
Who would usually get cystic fundus gland polyps?
Patients on PPIs
About cystic fundus polyps?
Contains microcysts lined by fundic-type parietal and chief cells
Located in fundus and body of stomach
About adenomatous polyps?
Solitary antral lesions
Can develop into gastric cancer
About inflammatory fibroid polyps?
Benign spindle cell tumours infiltrated by eosinophils, should be excised because they commonly enlarge and cause obstruction
How common are polyps?
1% of population
How do they present?
Often asymptomatic and an incidental finding on an endoscopy
Larger lesions can cause haematemesis or anaemia
How are polyps diagnosed?
Endoscopy
How are polyps treated?
Polypectomy based on histological findings
