Two Cases of Rectal Xanthoma Presenting as Yellowish to Whitish Lesions during Colonoscopy
Two cases of rectal xanthomas are described. One case is that of a 56-year-old Japanese man in whom multiple yellowish spots measuring approximately 3 to 5 mm were observed in the rectum during colonoscopy. The other case is that of a 78-year-old Japanese man in whom colonoscopy showed a whitish pla...
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| author | Masaya Iwamuro Takehiro Tanaka Daisuke Takei Yuusaku Sugihara Keita Harada Sakiko Hiraoka Yoshiro Kawahara Hiroyuki Okada |
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| description | Two cases of rectal xanthomas are described. One case is that of a 56-year-old Japanese man in whom multiple yellowish spots measuring approximately 3 to 5 mm were observed in the rectum during colonoscopy. The other case is that of a 78-year-old Japanese man in whom colonoscopy showed a whitish plaque of 4 mm in diameter in the rectum. Biopsy examinations performed on both patients revealed the deposition of xanthoma cells within the rectal mucosa. Within the gastrointestinal tract, xanthomas most frequently arise in the stomach, whereas the colorectum is rarely affected. Despite this infrequency, the two cases indicate that xanthomas should be recalled when yellowish to whitish lesions are observed in the colorectum. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1da8eb46f9d046b1a7dada2fd8d30eb02025-02-03T01:02:02ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362017-01-01201710.1155/2017/59751075975107Two Cases of Rectal Xanthoma Presenting as Yellowish to Whitish Lesions during ColonoscopyMasaya Iwamuro0Takehiro Tanaka1Daisuke Takei2Yuusaku Sugihara3Keita Harada4Sakiko Hiraoka5Yoshiro Kawahara6Hiroyuki Okada7Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, JapanDepartment of Pathology, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama 700-8558, JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, JapanDepartment of Endoscopy, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama 700-8558, JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, JapanTwo cases of rectal xanthomas are described. One case is that of a 56-year-old Japanese man in whom multiple yellowish spots measuring approximately 3 to 5 mm were observed in the rectum during colonoscopy. The other case is that of a 78-year-old Japanese man in whom colonoscopy showed a whitish plaque of 4 mm in diameter in the rectum. Biopsy examinations performed on both patients revealed the deposition of xanthoma cells within the rectal mucosa. Within the gastrointestinal tract, xanthomas most frequently arise in the stomach, whereas the colorectum is rarely affected. Despite this infrequency, the two cases indicate that xanthomas should be recalled when yellowish to whitish lesions are observed in the colorectum.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5975107 |
| spellingShingle | Masaya Iwamuro Takehiro Tanaka Daisuke Takei Yuusaku Sugihara Keita Harada Sakiko Hiraoka Yoshiro Kawahara Hiroyuki Okada Two Cases of Rectal Xanthoma Presenting as Yellowish to Whitish Lesions during Colonoscopy Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
| title | Two Cases of Rectal Xanthoma Presenting as Yellowish to Whitish Lesions during Colonoscopy |
| title_full | Two Cases of Rectal Xanthoma Presenting as Yellowish to Whitish Lesions during Colonoscopy |
| title_fullStr | Two Cases of Rectal Xanthoma Presenting as Yellowish to Whitish Lesions during Colonoscopy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two Cases of Rectal Xanthoma Presenting as Yellowish to Whitish Lesions during Colonoscopy |
| title_short | Two Cases of Rectal Xanthoma Presenting as Yellowish to Whitish Lesions during Colonoscopy |
| title_sort | two cases of rectal xanthoma presenting as yellowish to whitish lesions during colonoscopy |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5975107 |
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