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.
Department of Medicine (Gastrointestinal Section), Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
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Israel
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Rubesin
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Parkman
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*