title: Localized form of colitis cystica profunda--a case of occurrence in the descending colon.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: G Y
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Choe
authors.forename: Y I
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male