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Specialist said 7 gull polyp is stable. why do i have to keep monitoring every 6 months what are the chances of this turning to cancer present/future?
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Gallbladder disease: A gallbladder polyp is what i believe you are referring to. These rarely have any relationship to malignancy. Gallbladder carcinoma is extremely rare. I see about one case a year.
Answered 11/13/2013
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