Fun With Gastrointestinal Tract Polyps and Polyposes

This lecture offers the following credit types: CME, P.A.C.E.®, Florida
 

Polyps, both common and unusual, throughout the gastrointestinal tract are discussed, including the importance of the appearance of the surrounding stomach when interpreting gastric polyps. Several nonhereditary conditions that result in polyps are noted.

Originally published on May 4, 2026

Lecture Presenter

Elizabeth A. Montgomery, MD

Elizabeth A. Montgomery, MD

Vice Chair of Faculty Development and Mentoring
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Dr. Elizabeth Montgomery trained in pathology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. She is currently a professor of Pathology and vice chair of Faculty Development and Mentoring at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

Dr. Montgomery has published numerous articles and books on gastrointestinal and soft tissue pathology and has trained numerous fellows in these disciplines. She was formerly a professor of Pathology, Oncology, and Orthopedic Surgery and division director of Gastrointestinal Pathology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. She is the editor in chief of Innovative Science Press.

She is a highly sought-after speaker worldwide.

Objectives

After this presentation, participants will be able to:

  • Discuss some unusual aspects of colorectal adenomas
  • Describe the difference between traditional serrated and sessile serrated adenomas
  • Discuss several nonhereditary polyposes

Sponsored by:

Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah, Department of Pathology,
and ARUP Laboratories