Table 3.
Suggested classification of gastric epithelial polyps and alternative terms used in the literature
| Polyps arising from the foveolar compartment | ||
| Hyperplastic polyp | ||
| Adenomas arising from foveolar compartment with or without intestinal metaplasia | ||
| • Foveolar adenoma | ||
| • Intestinal type adenoma | ||
| Polyps arising from glandular compartment | ||
| Fundic gland polyp | ||
| Gastric glandular adenoma (with GNAS mutation) | ||
| • chief cell predominant (also known as OGA, GA-CCD or GAFGs) | ||
| • parietal cell predominant | ||
| • mucous neck cell predominant (PGA) | ||
| • mixed type | ||
OGA: oxyntic gland adenoma; GA-CCD: gastric adenocarcinoma with chief cell differentiation; GAFG: gastric adenocarcinoma fundic gland type; PGA: pyloric gland adenoma