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Fundic Gland Polyp
The most common gastric polyp in the Western hemisphere. The lesion consists of a localized hyperplasia of the deep epithelial compartment of the oxyntic mucosa, with variable degrees of cystic dilatation. Malignant transformation is the exception. (WHO, 2000) (NCI Thesaurus)
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