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Published on: February 16, 2024
Gastric hyperplastic polyp with focal cancer
Adam Roman Markowski1, Katarzyna Guzinska-Ustymowicz2
1Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Polish Red Cross Memorial Municipal Hospital, Bialystok, Poland Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Polish Red Cross Memorial Municipal Hospital, Bialystok, Poland markowski@szpitalpck.pl.
Abstract:
This paper reports a rare case of early adenocarcinoma within the gastric hyperplastic polyp, that was completely resected during an endoscopic procedure, and discusses current recommendations in such cases. Endoscopic resection of polyps with focal dysplasia or cancer is commonly indicated, as long as the procedure can be performed safely. After complete excision of a polyp with atypical focal lesion, endoscopic surveillance is suggested. The frequency of surveillance endoscopy should depend on the precise histopathological diagnosis and possibility of confirming the completeness of the endoscopic resection. If the completeness of the procedure is confirmed both macro- and microscopically, gastric resection does not have to be performed. A follow-up esophago-gastroduodenoscopy should be performed at 1 year and then at 3 years.
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