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File:Gallbladder polyp types by relative incidence.jpg|Gallbladder polyp types by relative incidence.<ref name="PickeringPucher2020">{{cite journal|last1=Pickering|first1=Oliver|last2=Pucher|first2=Philip H.|last3=Toale|first3=Conor|last4=Hand|first4=Fiona|last5=Anand|first5=Easan|last6=Cassidy|first6=Sheena|last7=McEntee|first7=Gerry|last8=Toh|first8=Simon K.C.|title=Prevalence and Sonographic Detection of Gallbladder Polyps in a Western European Population|journal=Journal of Surgical Research|volume=250|year=2020|pages=226–231|issn=00224804|doi=10.1016/j.jss.2020.01.003}}</ref> | File:Gallbladder polyp types by relative incidence.jpg|Gallbladder polyp types by relative incidence.<ref name="PickeringPucher2020">{{cite journal|last1=Pickering|first1=Oliver|last2=Pucher|first2=Philip H.|last3=Toale|first3=Conor|last4=Hand|first4=Fiona|last5=Anand|first5=Easan|last6=Cassidy|first6=Sheena|last7=McEntee|first7=Gerry|last8=Toh|first8=Simon K.C.|title=Prevalence and Sonographic Detection of Gallbladder Polyps in a Western European Population|journal=Journal of Surgical Research|volume=250|year=2020|pages=226–231|issn=00224804|doi=10.1016/j.jss.2020.01.003}}</ref> | ||
File:Histopathology of a hyperplastic polyp of the gallbladder.jpg|'''Hyperplastic polyp''': There is no dysplasia. | File:Histopathology of a hyperplastic polyp of the gallbladder.jpg|'''Hyperplastic polyp''': There is no dysplasia. | ||
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File:Cholesterol polyp with reactive changes.jpg|Cholesterol polyp, high magnification, showing papillary fronds with foamy macrophages. In this case, there is mild chronic cholecystitis, and subsequently the epithelial nuclei show reactive changes with mild enlargement and irregularity, but not to the degree of being dysplasia. | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:40, 3 August 2026
Author:
Mikael Häggström [note 1]
Fixation
Generally 10% neutral buffered formalin.
Gross processing
As per gallbladder, with addition to submitting the entire polyp unless very large.
Microscopic evaluation
Look for signs of the most common polyp types:
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![Gallbladder polyp types by relative incidence.[1]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Gallbladder_polyp_types_by_relative_incidence.jpg/500px-Gallbladder_polyp_types_by_relative_incidence.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
Gallbladder polyp types by relative incidence.[1] -
Hyperplastic polyp: There is no dysplasia. -
Cholesterol polyp, low magnification -
Cholesterol polyp, high magnification, showing papillary fronds with foamy macrophages. In this case, there is mild chronic cholecystitis, and subsequently the epithelial nuclei show reactive changes with mild enlargement and irregularity, but not to the degree of being dysplasia.
![Gallbladder polyp types by relative incidence.[1]](/File:Gallbladder_polyp_types_by_relative_incidence.jpg)
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Notes
- ↑ For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Patholines:Authorship for details.
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