This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: G.I.T, Subject name: Surgery
The commonest gastric polyp is 
Select and explain. 
A. Hyperplastic polyp, B. Inflammatory polyp, C. Adenomatous polyp, D. Pa of familial polyposis
A: Hyperplastic polyp
Answer: A: Hyperplastic polyp 
Explanation: .Metaplastic/hyperplastic Polyp -* Metaplastic- indicates a difference in appearance from normal mucosa. * Very minute in size- 1-2 mm. Multiple. * Common in rectum. Also occurs in other pas of colon. * Contains columnar epithelium, cystic dilatation, goblet cells, and lymphocytes. * Not a pre-malignant entity. ref:SRB&;s manual of surgery,ed 3,pg no 831