Of the initial 986 patients with gallbladder polyps, with a median age of 57.1 years (range, 35 - 74 years), 54.9% of whom were women, 467 patients were followed up further with either treatment ...

In rare cases, gallbladder polyps may be malignant or precancerous. If so, your healthcare provider might recommend a cholecystectomy – surgery to remove the gallbladder.

It stores bile and releases it into your small intestine. About 95% of gallbladder polyps are benign or noncancerous. The distinction between noncancerous and cancerous polyps may be difficult.

Reagan`s three new polyps measured 1 to 2 millimeters in size, about the thickness of a pencil lead, the White House said. The vast majority of such polyps are benign but some become cancerous.

Polyps are tissue growths that most often look like small, flat bumps or tiny mushroom-like stalks. They are usually small and less than half an inch wide. Most are benign but can become cancerous ...

Other words for ‘tumor’ are lesion, polyp, and neoplasm. Some types of benign tumors, such as colon polyps, have the potential to progress into cancer over time.

Two studies failed to demonstrate the malignant risk of GBP. [7, 8] Terzi et al. reported 26 neoplastic polyps of 100 GBP, but this was based on surgical data. [9] ...