title: A giant colonic hamartoma and multiple colonic hamartomatous polyps in a middle-aged man.
abstract: Colonic hamartomas are rare polypoid lesions. We report an unusual case of multiple colonic hamartomatous polyps, including a giant hamartoma, unrelated to hereditary or familial polyposis syndromes, in a 48-year-old man. The diameter of the largest polyp was 9.5 cm, and endoscopy revealed that the lesion caused colonic obstruction. The clinical, endoscopic and histological aspects of this case are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1 Poongnap- dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea.
authors.forename: In Ja
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hee Cheol
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chang Sik
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Hyun Lyung
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Koo
authors.forename: Jung Sun
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jin Cheon
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D003082:Colectomy; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged