title: Colitis cystica profunda: diagnosis and management.
abstract: We have reported a case of colitis cystica profunda, an uncommon, benign disease of the colon presumably due to chronic inflammation, characterized by submucosal mucus-filled cysts. It may be premalignant, having been associated with ulcerative colitis and rectal adenocarcinoma. Diagnosis requires a high degree of suspicion and adequate biopsies, and treatment is by simple excision.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003092:Colitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009078:Mucocele / Q000473:pathology; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery