title: Fibrovascular polyp of the sigmoid colon.
abstract: A case of a fibrovascular polyp of the sigmoid colon is reported. The patient tested positively for fecal occult blood on a mass survey for colorectal cancer, and underwent colonoscopic examination which revealed a pedunculated submucosal tumor in the sigmoid colon. The tumor, about 10 mm in diameter, had a short thin stalk and was removed endoscopically; the histological diagnosis was fibrovascular polyp. This extremely rare polyp is discussed, and particular attention is focused on the unusual endoscopic features and on the appropriate management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemotherapy, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome General Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishigaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Narita
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003113:Colonoscopy; D004733:Enema; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate