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MULTIPLE INFLAMMATORY MYOGLANDULAR POLYPS OF THE COLON
Author(s) -
Yamane Tateki,
Uchiyama Kan,
Hata Daigo,
Nakamura Makoto,
Ishii Takayuki,
Koido Shigeo,
Omura Mitsuhiro,
Fujise Kiyotaka,
Tajiri Hisao
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
digestive endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.5
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1443-1661
pISSN - 0915-5635
DOI - 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2007.00748.x
Subject(s) - medicine , colonoscopy , polypectomy , fecal occult blood , sigmoid colon , descending colon , gastroenterology , transverse colon , occult , colorectal cancer , pathology , cancer , rectum , alternative medicine
The patient was a 35‐year‐old man who was observed after bone marrow transplantation for acute lymphocytic leukemia. Polyps were found by colonoscopy performed after a positive fecal occult blood test, and the patient was admitted for polypectomy. There were three polyps, which were all reddened and pedunculated and were, respectively, located in the transverse, descending, and sigmoid colons. Polypectomy was performed, and all lesions were histopathologically diagnosed to be inflammatory myoglandular polyps. Inflammatory myoglandular polyps have been reported to occur solitarily only, and this is the first report of multiple occurrence.