Uterine polyps, also called endometrial polyps, are small, soft growths on the inside of a woman’s uterus, or womb. They come from the tissue that lines the uterus, called the endometrium. They can ...

Nasal polyps are common, noncancerous, teardrop-shaped growths that form in your nose or sinuses. They’re usually found around the area where the sinuses open into the nasal cavity. Mature ones look ...

Polyps are small growths in the body. They can look like small mushrooms or flat bumps. Uterine polyps grow in the inner lining of the uterus. They are also called endometrial polyps. You may have one ...

A colon polyp is a small growth of tissue that projects from the lining of a section of the large intestine known as the colon. Polyps are common and increasingly so as people age. Certain lifestyle ...

There may be one polyp or multiple polyps present. If your doctor discovers a polyp in your body, they’ll likely perform a biopsy. During a polyp biopsy, a sample of tissue is removed and analyzed ...

Sessile polyps develop on the mucosa, the tissue that lines the colon and other organs. They are flat and round and mostly harmless, but some can become cancerous. Polyps can be peduncled or sessile.

“Not all colon polyps are cancerous but all colon cancer starts as a polyp which is why everyone needs to know about them and be screened regularly for them,” says Fola May, MD, a gastroenterologist ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have suffered from asthma and nasal polyps for more than 20 years. The asthma is controlled, and I mention it only because it might have some connection with my polyps. The polyps ...

Researchers studying over 8,400 colonoscopies discovered that having both adenomas and serrated polyps in the bowel can raise the risk of serious precancerous changes by up to five times. These two ...