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Colon polyps

Pathological anatomy · Gastrointestinal

Another case of villous adenoma of the transverse colon, this one more discrete and polyp-like than the case above. Although it had a semi-decent stalk, it was still far too large for safe removal by endoscopy, so the surgeon was called in to do a segmental resection of the colon. Prior to photographing, the specimen was pinned out in formalin and fixed overnight. The pink color in the center of t
Another case of villous adenoma of the transverse colon, this one more discrete and polyp-like than the case above. Although it had a semi-decent stalk, it was still far too large…

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Category
Gastrointestinal
Difficulty
media
Type
Macroscopic

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