title: Malakoplakia Associated With Multiple Adenomas of the Colon: An Extremely Rare Incidental Finding.
abstract: Malakoplakia in the colon has been described either as part of a systemic disease with a diffuse presentation or as a rare incidental finding associated usually with an adenocarcinoma. To our knowledge, the association of malakoplakia with colonic adenoma is very rare and only 5 cases, including the present case, have been reported so far. Here, we describe a case of malakoplakia coexisting with multiple sigmoid colonic adenomas in a 67-year-old patient without any underlying inflammatory or infectious disease and with no history of immunosuppressive treatment. As far as we are concerned, this is the first description of malakoplakia associated with multiple colonic adenomas.
authors.affiliation: Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Magda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zanelli
authors.affiliation: Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy moira.ragazzi@asmn.re.it.
authors.forename: Moira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ragazzi
authors.affiliation: Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.affiliation: Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bellafiore
authors.affiliation: Ospedale di Terni, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ascani
authors.affiliation: Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Loredana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Marco
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male
keywords: adenoma; colon; inflammation; malakoplakia; tubular; tubulovillous