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. 2014;27(2):168.

Colonic polyposis

Adrianna D'Mello  1 , Ramesh B Deshpande  2 , Devendra Desai  3 , Sudeep R Shah  1
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Colonic polyposis

Adrianna D'Mello et al. Ann Gastroenterol. 2014.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) Colonoscopic picture showing multiple polyps (B) Gross examination of the total proctocolectomy specimen, show-ing numerous polyps, varying in size from 0.1 to 1.8 cm, with areas suspicious for malignancy as indicated by the arrows
Figure 2
Figure 2
Microscopic picture, ×10, stained with eosin and hematoxylin, showing an adenomatous polyp with evidence of well-differentiated adenocarcinoma with infiltration beyond the muscularis mucosae but restricted to the submucosa
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