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gallbladder polyp

Thursday 28 June 2012

polyps of the gallbladder, benign mucosal polyps of the gallbladder; polypoid lesions of the gallbladder; gallbladder polyps

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Etiology

- benign mucosal polyps

  • non-neoplastic polyps
    • cholesterol polyp of the gallbladder (gallbladder cholesterolosis)
    • hyperplastic polyp of the gallbladder (mucosal hyperplasia of the gallbladder)
    • inflammatory polyp of the gallbladder
    • lymphoid polyps (chronic follicualr cholecystitis)
  • neoplastic polyps
    • adenoma of the gallbladder
    • dysplastic lesions of the gallbladder
    • in situ carcinoma of the gallbladder
  • other polypoids lesions
    • adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder
    • heterotopic lesion of the gallbladder
    • hamartoma of the gallbladder