Disappearance of a sessile tubulovillous adenoma in the rectosigmoid colon during radiation therapy for cervical carcinoma.
Colonoscopic polypectomy is the usual treatment for an adenomatous colorectal polyp. We report a case of a sessile tubulovillous adenoma in the rectosigmoid colon disappearing during a course of radiation therapy for an unrelated cervical cancer. This case report illustrates that at least some colonic polyps are radiosensitive and can be eradicated during radiation therapy.
Israel
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Department of Medicine (Gastrointestinal Section), Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
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Parkman
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D000236:Adenoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*