Talk:Polyp (medicine)

The
The use of the word 'parasite' in this article does not match with the common definition (as found in parasite). Is this a specialised meaning of the word?


 * Looks like a misuse of the word to me, too. Tumours aren't separate organisms, although they do possess qualities of true parasites. To avoid confusion I've substituted "parasites" with "polyps". -- Hadal 05:53, 2 May 2005 (UTC)

Could someone tell me what causes polyps?


 * The NIH says that there is no sure way to prevent polyps, but see this page for some steps that may lower your risk. Invertzoo (talk) 22:14, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Table
Table is from Polyp table originally. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 02:38, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Digestive polyp
The part "Digestive polyp" is too big. It would be clearer to create a specific page. Humpath (talk) 14:44, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

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polyps are warts
palilloma virus — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.150.8.147 (talk) 18:53, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

Request for clarification
The table in the "Digestive polyps" section contains a confusing statement.

For the "Polyp" type "Hyperplastic polyp", the column for "Risk of malignancy" contains the following text :

"if polyps are more than 100".

What does this mean? Is this a reference to a number of polyps, their size, their location, or perhaps something else?

If someone with a medical background could clarify this, it would be most helpful.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1010:B011:9CCB:6E63:6AA9:F387:9273 (talk) 01:35, 25 January 2022 (UTC)