Disappearance of a sessile tubulovillous adenoma in the rectosigmoid colon during radiation therapy for cervical carcinoma.

Israel, J; Rubesin, S E; Parkman, H P · Am J Gastroenterol · 1991

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Colonoscopic polypectomy is the usual treatment for an adenomatous colorectal polyp. We report a case of a sessile tubulovillous adenoma in the rectosigmoid colon disappearing during a course of radiation therapy for an unrelated cervical cancer. This case report illustrates that at least some colonic polyps are radiosensitive and can be eradicated during radiation therapy.

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