“VILLOUS TUMOR OF THE RECTUM.”

children’s rectum villous tumor

the rectum villous tumour is an uncommon pathology in paediatrics, it represent 1% of all the children's malign tumours. an eleven-year-old girl present a rectal adenocarcinoma developed from a villous tumour. the aim of this study is to assess , an overview of litterature, the frequency of rectum villous tumours; to specify the value of the clinical examination , of the radiologic finding in t...

The Red Rectum (Carpet villous adenoma of the rectum)

Carpeted villous adenomas of rectum may be extensive and not suitable for transanal excision or Endoscopic mucosal resection. We present a case of such lesion extending from anorectal junction to rectosigmoid region. After biopsy and staging, this was managed by a sphincter saving procedure, i.e. a combination of transabdominal total mesorectal excision and transanal intersphincteric dissection...

McKittrick-Wheelock syndrome - Prolapsed giant villous adenoma of the rectum.

Degenerate hypersecretory villous adenoma of the rectum is an uncommon, life-threatening condition. Its diagnosis is clinically challenging since cardinal symptoms are neurological and metabolic in nature because of significant fluid and electrolyte disorders induced by severe diarrhea. Even though the condition was first described back in 1954 its pathophysiology remains unknown. Management is...

A Mucus-secreting Villous Adenoma of the Rectum.

Poorly Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Rectum Coexistent with Giant Rectal Villous Adenoma Presenting as McKittrick-Wheelock Syndrome

McKittrick-Wheelock Syndrome is a rare disorder, noted for electrolyte and fluid depletion caused by secretory colorectal adenomas and carcinomas. We report here the first reported case of a 55-year-old man with a large rectal villous adenoma coexistent with a poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumor of rectum presenting with McKittrick-Wheelock Syndrome. Palliative chemotherapy resulted in c...