"Polyps" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Discrete abnormal tissue masses that protrude into the lumen of the DIGESTIVE TRACT or the RESPIRATORY TRACT. Polyps can be spheroidal, hemispheroidal, or irregular mound-shaped structures attached to the MUCOUS MEMBRANE of the lumen wall either by a stalk, pedunculus, or by a broad base.
| Descriptor ID |
D011127
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.300.825
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polyps" by people in Profiles.
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A Rare Case of Hyperplastic Proximal Esophageal Polyps With Foveolar Dysplasia. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 06; 17(7):e75-e76.
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Serrated polyposis: colonic phenotype, extracolonic features, and familial risk in a large cohort. Dis Colon Rectum. 2013 Nov; 56(11):1211-6.
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Endoscopic mucosal tissue sampling. Gastrointest Endosc. 2013 Aug; 78(2):216-24.
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The role of endoscopy in the evaluation and treatment of patients with biliary neoplasia. Gastrointest Endosc. 2013 Feb; 77(2):167-74.
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Cytogenetic and comparative genomic hybridization studies of an esophageal giant fibrovascular polyp: a case report. Hum Pathol. 2012 Feb; 43(2):293-8.
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FAP, gastric cancer, and genetic counseling featuring children and young adults: a family study and review. Fam Cancer. 2010 Dec; 9(4):581-8.
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Polyps in the exstrophic bladder. A cause for concern? J Urol. 2005 Oct; 174(4 Pt 2):1522-6; discussion 1526.