Diffuse mucosal ganglioneuromatosis of the colon associated with adenocarcinoma.
A case of diffuse (nonpolypoid) ganglioneuromatosis of the colon found in association with an adenocarcinoma is described. The virtual confinement of this process to the mucosa implies a mucosal origin. A possible relationship of this lesion to multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2b is briefly discussed.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*