Abstract
A 73-year-old woman was referred to our hospital complaining of bloody stool. She had undergone high anterior resection with the double stapling technique for a sigmoid colon cancer 2 years prior to this admission. Colonoscopy revealed a soft submucosal tumor, 4cm in size, on the anal side of the previous anastomosis in the rectum. EUS revealed a cystic lesion located in the third and fourth layers of the rectal wall. EUS-FNA was performed, and the content of the cystic lesion was transparent mucinous liquid. Histologically, the specimen revealed PAS and Alcian blue-positive mucinous material and a small number of inflammatory cells such as foamy macrophages. Therefore, this cystic lesion was diagnosed as a rectal implantation cyst.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2030-2035 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Japanese Society of Gastroenterology |
Volume | 108 |
Issue number | 12 |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2011 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Gastroenterology