Endoscopic leukemic polyposis.
Gastrointestinal involvement in leukemia and lymphoma is common and may present with varying clinical manifestations (1). We report a case of gastrointestinal bleeding with endoscopic findings of diffuse leukemic polyposis and the response to radiotherapy, with a brief review of the literature.
Department of Medicine, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
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D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D007938:Leukemia / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy