The meaning of POLYP is the sessile form of cnidarian (such as a coral or sea anemone) typically having a hollow cylindrical body closed and attached at one end and opening at the other by a central mouth surrounded by tentacles armed with nematocysts.
Although abnormal uterine bleeding is the common symptom, many uterine polyps remain asymptomatic meaning that it does not result in any symptoms. Dur to the similarity of symptoms with endometrial cancer, however, gynecological assessment and appropriate investigations should be undertaken if such symptom...
Stage 0: This refers to cancer that is "in situ," meaning that cancerous cells are confined to their site of origin. This type of cancer has not spread and is not invading other tissues. Stage I – Stage III: These higher stages of cancer correspond to larger tumors and/or greater ext...
Inverted urothelial papillomas: These growths are benign but aggressive, starting on the epithelium but growing into underlying tissues. They are exceptionally rare, with only 1,000 cases reported in the medical literature. Inverted papillomas look similar to FEPs but tend to be small, solitary, ...
Rectal bleeding is the most common sign of polyps in the colon but colonic polyps are not the most cause of bleeding from the rectum. It is a non-specific sign meaning that rectal bleeding is seen in many different conditions. Rectal bleeding may vary in severity. It may only be seen whe...
In this paper, I present a case-study that initiates a discussion about the meaning of pain. The case-study concerns a person who was under deep sedation during colonoscopy. The person did not experience pain from a first-person perspective, although pain was evident to the medical team from...
The first date of diagnosis registration in the NHIS database was assumed to be the date of diagnosis. A 1-year washout period was used in this study, meaning that women with the first claim record from January 1, 2002, to December 31, 2002 (which might have included those with a ...
Stage 0: This refers to cancer that is "in situ," meaning that cancerous cells are confined to their site of origin. This type of cancer has not spread and is not invading other tissues. Stage I – Stage III: These higher stages of cancer correspond to larger tumors and/or greater ext...