1641 Ganglioneuroma Found on Routine Screening Colonoscopy
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A case of ganglioneuroma of the colon during routine colonoscopy
Introduction: Colonic ganglioneuromas are classified as hamartomatous polyps that are composed of ganglion cells, nerve fibers, and enteric nervous system cells. The GNs of the gastrointestinal tract can be classified into three groups based on the size and the number of polyps: polypoid GN, ganglioneuromatous polyposis, and diffuse ganglioneuromatosis. Polypoid GNs, seen in patients with Cowde...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0002-9270,1572-0241
DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000596092.81940.fb