Open AccessHistopathological study of lower gastrointestinal tract lesions
Author(s) -
Vibhaben Kantilal Patel,
Anjali Goyal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pathology update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9887
DOI - 10.17511/jopm.2021.i04.07
Subject(s) - gastrointestinal tract , medicine , gastrointestinal pathology , gold standard (test) , pathology , large intestine , small intestine , lesion , gastroenterology , tertiary care
Background: The benign lesions of the lower gastrointestinal tract are responsible for a largenumber of morbidities. The microscopic examination of and determination of histological types ofmalignant lesions help to decide treatment options and to predict prognosis. The histopathologicalstudy is the Gold standard for the diagnosis of intestinal lesions. Aims and Objectives: To studythe prevalence of various lower gastrointestinal tract lesions site-wise, age-wise and gender-wiseand to compare the obtained results with other studies. Materials and methodology: Aretrospective study of 600 various lower gastrointestinal tract lesions sent for histopathologicalexamination at Pathology department of tertiary care centre, VS General Hospital, Ahmedabad iscarried out. Results: Among all the 600 cases, non-neoplastic lesions 572 (95.34%) are far morecommon than neoplastic lesions 28 (4.66%). Conclusion: Non-neoplastic lesions are common in thesmall intestine, while the large intestine harbors most malignant lesions.