Colonic lymphangiomatosis associated with anemia
Woo-Chul Chung1, Hye-Kang Kim, Jin-Young Yoo
1Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon Si, Paldal-gu, Gyeonggi-Do 442-723, South Korea.
Abstract:
Lymphangioma is an uncommon malformation of lymphatic system. Multiple colonic lymphangioma named as lymphangiomatosis is considered an extremely rare disease. Although lymphangioma is a benign tumor and most colonic lymphangiomas do not cause symptoms and do not require treatment, resection of lymphangioma is necessary in the presence of symptoms such as abdominal pain, bleeding, intussusceptions. We report a case of colonic lymphangiomatosis in a man who presented with abdominal discomfort and anemia, which was diagnosed and treated with endoscopic snare polypectomy.
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