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Polyps of the gastrointestinal tract are common and often hard to diagnose by endoscopic
or gross examination. Biopsy or polypectomy enables diagnosis and prognostication.
This article is by no means encyclopedic, but attempts to discuss the pathology of
the more common intestinal polyps.
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