Definition : Discrete abnormal tissue masses that protrude into the lumen of the digestive tract
or the respiratory tract. Polyps can be spheroidal, hemispheroidal, or irregular mound-shaped
structures attached to the mucous membrane of the lumen wall either by a stalk, pedunculus,
or by a broad base. [MeSH];
Discrete abnormal tissue masses that protrude into the lumen of the digestive tract
or the respiratory tract. Polyps can be spheroidal, hemispheroidal, or irregular mound-shaped
structures attached to the mucous membrane of the lumen wall either by a stalk, pedunculus,
or by a broad base. [MeSH]