title: Isolated colonic neurofibroma manifested by massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding and intussusception.
abstract: We report a case of rare solitary neurofibroma of the transverse colon in a patient without neurofibromatosis. The patient was found to have an intussuscepting tumor prolapsing transanally, with massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding. This case represents only the second documented report of an isolated colonic neurofibroma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC., USA.
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Abramson
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Orkin
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D003082:Colectomy; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000150:complications; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000150:complications*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011391:Prolapse; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology