[Rectal hemangioma--a pseudoneoplastic form. A case report and review of the literature]

Abstract

A patient, 23 years old, is presented. He was admitted on in our clinic for a lower, very bleeding rectal tumor, the macroscopically characters evoking quite sure a malignant neoplasm. Three successive histopathologically examinations remained inconclusive and only the fourth suggested the diagnosis of benign glandular polyp. That conclusion strongly contrasted with all the data obtained by the macroscopically examinations. Nevertheless the therapeutically option was in favor of a sphincter-saving surgery, the practiced operation being a pull-through rectosigmoid resection (Babcock). Recovery of the patient which is in a good condition at present (two years after surgery). The histopathological examination of the operative specimen stipulated like diagnosis: rectal haemangioma with component parts of lymphangioma. Carrying on, the paper presented a review of the literature data referring to the very limited experience of others authors, regarding clinical aspects, diagnostics and therapeutically problems of the rectal haemangioma. In similar cases presenting voluminous rectal (or colonic) possibly benign tumors, haemangioma like, macroscopically diagnostic being difficult or unsure, but also without a certitude for a malignant tumor, it is recommended a sphincter-saving operation, adapted to the general status of the patient. In cases with malignant characters at the final histopathological examination, on the operative specimen, the transformation of the initial intervention in a amputation type surgery may be a possible alternative.