Leiomyomatous colonic polyp

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Oct 1993 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Digestive Diseases and Sciences, volume 38, pages 1,945-1,947 (issn: 0163-2116, eissn: 1573-2568,

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Authors: H, Björnsdóttir; J, Björnsson; H, Gudjónsson;

doi: 10.1007/bf01296125

pmid: 8404421

Leiomyomatous colonic polyp

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Abstract

Leiomyomatous colonic polyps are rare. We report a patient with an asymptomatic 15-mm submucosal polyp in the sigmoid colon. The tumor was successfully removed by endoscopy. Histopathological examination revealed a leiomyoma originating in the muscularis mucosa.

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Reykjavík University
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Keywords

Male, Sigmoid Neoplasms, Leiomyoma, Colon, Sigmoid, Colonic Polyps, Humans, Colonoscopy, Intestinal Mucosa, Middle Aged

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