title: Diffuse cavernous hemangioma of the rectum (DCHR)--diagnosis and treatment--case report and review of available literature.
abstract: Diffuse cavernous hemangioma of the rectum (DCHR) is a rare benign tumor of vascular origin. Approximately 200 such cases have been reported in the literature. Here we present a case of a 49-year old female patient who underwent a surgical procedure due to a mass of the rectum with a history of recurrent, painless gastrointestinal bleeding and anemia in whom DCHR was diagnosed postoperatively. This paper is intended as a metaanalysis of available diagnostic and therapeutic methods to be used in patients with DCHR.
authors: Zoran
authors: Z
authors: Stojčev
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Maliszewski
authors: Iwona
authors: I
authors: Pawłowska-Stojčev
authors: Tomasz
authors: T
authors: Kasprzyk
authors: Janusz
authors: J
authors: Jaśkiewicz
mesh_terms: D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome