A Hamartoma of the Colon with Unusual Features

E. Davis; C. Chow; K. Miyai

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1010715

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 1991; 23(6): 349-350
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1010715

A Hamartoma of the Colon with Unusual Features

E. Davis¹ , C. Chow² , K. Miyai¹

¹Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
²Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA

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Abstract

An unusual case of colonic hamartoma in a 67-year-old man is reported. Colonoscopy polyp surveillance revealed a polypoid lesion of the sigmoid colon which had the characteristics of a hamartoma on microscopic examination. The lesion, which was classified as a colonic hamartoma, is described. Review of the literature revealed no previous report of such a colonic poylp.

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