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A Small Mass of the Sigmoid Colon
A submucous balancing is done when exerting a traction with the forceps of the biopsy. In this case the endosonography would give a greater parameter in diagnosis.
Leiomyoma in the Ascending Colon
A 38 year-old woman, she had rectal bleeding for more than four months. Colonic leiomyoma is a rare condition. Smooth muscle tumours arising from the colon constitute only 3% of gastrointestinal...
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour of the Rectum...
Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) has been immunohistochemically defined as the tumour lacking differentiation towards either leiomyomatous tumour or schwannoma. In general, GISTs are rare mesenchymal...
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour of the Rectum...
Endoscopic Image of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour of the Rectum. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) were described in 1983 as tumors in the gastrointestinal tract and mesentery, characterized...
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour of the Rectum...
This 65 year-old female, without a significant medical history presented with rectal bleeding, with the digital examination a hard mass was palpable at 8 cm. of the anal verge. Analysis showed it was...
Colonic Lipoma (3 of 4)
" The Pillow Sign" Lipomas are soft, and typically exhibit a "pillow sign" where a dimple is left after compression wit the tip of the biopsy forceps. Lipoma. Fatty tumors can be indented with a...
Colonic Lipoma (2 of 4)
They occur most commonly in the ileum, and they may be single or multiple. Duodenal lipomas are mostly small but may become pedunculated with obstruction of the lumen
Colonic Lipoma (1 of 4)
Yellow mass was seen in the transverse colon. Lipomas are probably the commonest submucosal polyps occurring in the large bowel.
Colonic Lipoma (2 of 3)
This image as well as the video clip shows the exact site of the biopsy was taken, note the small round yellowish (fat). Removal of a portion of overlying mucosa with a biopsy forceps revealed the...
Colonic Lipoma (1 of 3)
Gastrointestinal lipomas are usually smooth globular lesions covered by normal mucosa, Lipomas are common benign mesenchymal tumors. They may develop in virtually all organs throughout the body. Mucosal...
Enormous Tubulovillous tumor (2 of 2)
Endoscopic View of Enormous Tubulovillous tumor Another view of the wide stalk with the mass.
Enormous Tubulovillous tumor (1 of 2)
Enormous tubulovillous tumor of the sigmoid with wide pediculated stalk.
Colon Angiodysplasia (12 of 24)
A submucous mass is detected in the ascending colon that could be compatible with lipoma or amiloide deposit due to the multiple myeloma.