Successful conservative management of diffuse cavernous hemangioma of the rectum

Katsuki Osaki; Yukiko Mori; Yoshinao Ozaki; Daisuke Yamaguchi; Akira Nozaki; Ikuo Aoyama; Masashi Kanai; Shigemi Matsumoto; Manabu Muto

doi:10.1007/s13691-016-0262-x

Successful conservative management of diffuse cavernous hemangioma of the rectum

Int Cancer Conf J. 2016 Sep 9;6(1):8-10. doi: 10.1007/s13691-016-0262-x. eCollection 2017 Jan.

Authors

Katsuki Osaki¹, Yukiko Mori², Yoshinao Ozaki², Daisuke Yamaguchi², Akira Nozaki², Ikuo Aoyama², Masashi Kanai², Shigemi Matsumoto², Manabu Muto²

Affiliations

¹ 1Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
² 2Department of Clinical Oncology, Kyoto University Hospital Cancer Center, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507 Japan.

Abstract

Diffuse cavernous hemangioma of the rectum (DCHR) is a relatively rare disease. A 40-year-old man presented with long-standing lower abdominal discomfort and hematuria. At the time of hospitalization, his vital signs and hemoglobin level were normal. Colonoscopy showed markedly dilated blood vessels in the sigmoid mucosa, which was confirmed on magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography as cavernous hemangioma. Without surgery, there have been no signs of progression of DCHR during a 3-year follow-up period.

Keywords: Cavernous hemangioma; Endoscopy; MRI; Rectum.

Publication types

Case Reports