Sessile polyps develop on the mucosa, the tissue that lines the colon and other organs. They are flat and round and mostly harmless, but some can become cancerous. Polyps can be peduncled or sessile.

Hyperplastic polyps in the colon are typically harmless, with a very low risk of causing cancer. However, doctors may choose to painlessly remove them during a colonoscopy. Hyperplastic polyps are ...

“Not all colon polyps are cancerous but all colon cancer starts as a polyp which is why everyone needs to know about them and be screened regularly for them,” says Fola May, MD, a gastroenterologist ...

Gallbladder polyps are abnormal growths inside the gallbladder, the small organ in the upper right abdomen that stores digestive bile. Inflammation, cholesterol, abnormal cell growth, and, in rare ...

Cervical polyps are not uncommon, and as long as the smear test comes back normal, simple polyps are usually removed in the clinic without need for further delay. The gynaecologist will wish to ...