Giant hamartoma of the ascending colon in an adult with ulcerative colitis

S Mesiya; P Chotiprasidhi; M Kida; R F Harty

doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2001.04673.x

Giant hamartoma of the ascending colon in an adult with ulcerative colitis

Am J Gastroenterol. 2001 Oct;96(10):3014-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2001.04673.x.

Authors

S Mesiya¹, P Chotiprasidhi, M Kida, R F Harty

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Oklahoma City Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA.

PMID: 11693342
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2001.04673.x

Abstract

We report an unusual case of giant colonic hamartoma in a 50-yr-old man with ulcerative colitis. The clinical, endoscopic, and histological aspects of this case are discussed. In addition, the possible pathogenesis of colonic hamartoma is reviewed and related to our patient with ulcerative colitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Colitis, Ulcerative / complications
Colonic Diseases / complications
Colonic Diseases / diagnosis*
Colonoscopy
Hamartoma / diagnosis*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged