Inflammatory myoglandular polyp: a rare cause of hematochezia.
Inflammatory myoglandular polyp is characterized by inflammatory granulation tissue in the lamina propria, proliferation of smooth muscle, and hyperplastic glands with variable cystic change. The etiology is obscure. Mucous diarrhea, tenesmus, and hematochezia are main symptoms. We hereby report an 80-year-old man with diagnosis of inflammatory myoglandular polyp.
Kayhan
Burçak
B
Department of Gastroenterology Clinic, Ankara Numune Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. burkaygastro@hotmail.com
Küçükel
Fikri
F
Akdoğan
Meral
M
Ozaslan
Ersan
E
Küçükbaş
Tevfik Ali
TA
Atoğlu
Omür
O
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male