VILLOUS TUMOUR of RECTUM

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...

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...

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.

Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the umbilicus 8 years following anterior resection for villous adenoma of the rectum

We present the case of an 80-year-old retired consultant histopathologist who presented to us with a malignant umbilical mass 8years following resection of a sigmoid adenoma. The report details initial investigation and management of the umbilical mass and the subsequently discovered pelvic recurrence. Our conclusions of its origin, as a malignant transformation due to seeding of the original s...