Localized form of colitis cystica profunda: a case of occurrence in the descending colon.

Author: Woo Ho KIM ¹ ; Ghee Young CHOE ; Yong Il KIM ; Jin Pok KIM
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1. Department of Pathology and Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
Publication Type:Case Reports ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Keywords: Colitis cystica profunda; Colitis cystica polyposa; Solitary rectal ulcer; Descending colon
MeSH: Adult; Colonic Diseases/complications/*pathology; Colonic Polyps/complications/*pathology; Cysts/complications/*pathology; Humans; Intestinal Mucosa/pathology; Male
From:Journal of Korean Medical Science 1992;7(1):76-78
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: An unusual localization of localized colitis cystica profunda in a 31-year-old man is described. The patient presented as anal bleeding and a protruding mass at the descending colon; the mass was polypoid and was made up of papillary epithelial hyperplasia with downward herniation of glands into the submucosa. Only one similar case involving a descending colon has been reported in the world literature.