title: A hamartoma of the colon with unusual features.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male