Solitary Colonic Ganglioneuroma: A Rare Incidental Finding of Hematochezia
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Solitary Colonic Ganglioneuroma: A Rare Incidental Finding of Hematochezia
Ganglioneuromas (GNs) are hamartomatous tumors derived from the autonomic nervous system. It is rare to encounter GN in the gastrointestinal tract. Patients with these tumors usually present with abdominal pain, constipation, ileus, weight loss, or even bleeding. GNs are categorized into three different morphological subtypes, namely, polypoid GN, ganglioneuromatous polyposis, and diffuse gangl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2090-6528,2090-6536
DOI: 10.1155/2015/794985