Clinicopathological study of white spots of the colonic mucosa around polyps, with special reference to the endoscopic diagnosis of invasive carcinoma.
White spots were observed on the mucosa immediately adjacent to polyps and carcinomas; the majority of the polyps proved to be carcinoma in situ or had invasive carcinoma. The white spots consisted of accumulations of foamy cells with features similar to muciphage.
D000368:Aged; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*