Microcarcinoids and diversion colitis in a colon defunctioned for 18 years. Report of a case.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Submucosal microcarcinoids are described in association with diversion colitis in a colon defunctioned for 18 years. Coexistent florid neuronal hyperplasia is postulated as a cause of microcarcinoid formation.
Medical subject headings
- Carcinoid Tumor
- Colitis
- Colon
- Colonic Neoplasms
- Urinary Diversion