When you hear the word “polyp,” you may think of the colon. But that’s not the only place in your body where they can develop. In fact, you may have stomach polyps without ever knowing it.

These small masses inside the lining of the stomach can lead to cancer, but more often they’re benign. They are usually discovered when patients have an upper endoscopy that may be for reasons unrelated to the actual polyps.

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