An Extremely Rare Case of Colonic Leiomyoma Disguised as Pedunculated Colonic Polyp

Authors

  • Nguyen Pham Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
  • Elise Y Nguyen Department of Pathology, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, USA
  • Noam Jacob Department of Gastroenterology, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles; Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15403/jgld-5805

Keywords:

colonic polyp, colonic leiomyoma, colonic malignancy, gastrointestinal stromal tumor, colorectal mass, colorectal cancer

Abstract

Colonic leiomyoma is extremely rare and is endoscopically indistinguishable from gastrointestinal stromal tumor. We present a case of colonic leiomyoma disguised as a pedunculated colonic polyp in a 62-year-old male who underwent surveillance colonoscopy. 

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Published

2024-12-28

How to Cite

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Pham N, Nguyen EY, Jacob N. An Extremely Rare Case of Colonic Leiomyoma Disguised as Pedunculated Colonic Polyp. JGLD [Internet]. 2024 Dec. 28 [cited 2025 Jun. 18];33(4):453. Available from: https://jgld.ro/jgld/index.php/jgld/article/view/5805

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Vol. 33 No. 4: December 2024

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