The nature of gastric polyps to be pathologized means that a portion of gastric polyp tissue was taken during gastroscopy and sent for pathological examination.
Gastric polyp is a raised, papillary abnormal growth of tissue originating from the epithelial tissue of the gastric mucosa. Generally, gastric polyps do not have any clinical manifestations, but some patients may experience nausea, vomiting, epigastric pain, loss of appetite and other symptoms.
Under normal circumstances, gastric polyps are not carcinogenic. However, gastric adenomatous polyps or polyps with a wide, flat tip that is larger than 2 centimeters have a higher risk of becoming cancerous.
During the gastroscopy, if the doctor feels that the gastric polyp is not in good shape and there is a possibility of malignancy, he will take a portion of the gastric polyp tissue and send it to the pathologist. According to the pathological results to determine the benign and malignant gastric polyps, if it is benign regular review can be, malignant need to be promptly removed.