A hamartoma of the colon with unusual features.
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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Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego.
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Miyai
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D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male