Giant Hamartoma of The Ascending Colon in An Adult With Ulcerative Colitis

We report an unusual case of giant colonic hamartoma in a 50-yr-old man with ulcerative colitis. The clinical, endoscopic, and histological aspects of this case are discussed. In addition, the possible pathogenesis of colonic hamartoma is reviewed and related to our patient with ulcerative colitis.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of gastroenterology 2001-10, Vol.96 (10), p.3014-3015
Hauptverfasser:	Mesiya, Sikandar, Chotiprasidhi, Poonputt, Kida, Masatoshi, Harty, Richard F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Colitis, Ulcerative - complications Colonic Diseases - complications Colonic Diseases - diagnosis Colonoscopy Gastroenterology Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Hamartoma - diagnosis Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Other diseases. Semiology Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus
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Zusammenfassung:	We report an unusual case of giant colonic hamartoma in a 50-yr-old man with ulcerative colitis. The clinical, endoscopic, and histological aspects of this case are discussed. In addition, the possible pathogenesis of colonic hamartoma is reviewed and related to our patient with ulcerative colitis.
ISSN:	0002-9270 1572-0241
DOI:	10.1111/j.1572-0241.2001.04673.x