title: [Cholesterol crystal embolisms in adenomatous polyposis coli].
abstract: Cholesterol crystal embolism is a serious complication of atherosclerosis responsible for renal, cutaneous and less often digestive manifestations. We report a case of cholesterol crystal embolization in an adenomatous colonic polyp with foci of adenocarcinoma in a patient with an abdominal aortic aneurysm taking anticoagulant therapy. This case shows that cholesterol crystal embolization may be diagnosed by microscopic examination of a colonic polyp.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital Broussais, Paris.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Paraf
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Bouillot
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bruneval
mesh_terms: D011125:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D003460:Crystallization; D017700:Embolism, Cholesterol / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants