Leiomyomatous colonic polyp.
Leiomyomatous colonic polyps are rare. We report a patient with an asymptomatic 15-mm submucosal polyp in the sigmoid colon. The tumor was successfully removed by endoscopy. Histopathological examination revealed a leiomyoma originating in the muscularis mucosa.
Björnsdóttir
H
H
Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Björnsson
J
J
Gudjónsson
H
H
D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000473:pathology*; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000473:pathology*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*