RECENT TRENDS IN THE HISTOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF GASTROINTESTINAL POLYPS

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Polyps are projections or elevations from the surface of mucosa. Histopathological examination of polyps is very important because of the risk of malignancy associated with certain polyps. The aim of this study is to analyse spectrum of polyps in different locations of Gastrointestinal tract. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a descriptive study conducted in Department of Pathology, Government Kilpauk Medical College for a period of 3yrs. 156 cases were included. Polyps were analysed based on age, sex, location, endoscopic appearance and histologic findings. RESULTS: Gastrointestinal polyps are most common in males(61.5%) and in age group of 46.60years(37.8%). Most of the polyps are sessile(73.1%) and occur in the large intestine(41.6%). The most frequent polyps based on locations are Squamous papilloma in esophagus , hyperplastic polyp in stomach, inflammatory polyp in small intestine and adenomatous polyp in large intestine. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The results were compared with other similar studies. Most of the study results correlated with study by Gurung P et al. Esophageal polyps correlated with study by Patit et al. Inflammatory polyps are the predominant Sessile polyps, Hyperplastic polyps are the predominant diminutive polyp and adenomatous polyps are the predominant pedunculated polyps. This study provides information regarding most frequent polyps based on locations and gross appearance and helps to find the changing trends in the incidence of polyps.