malakoplakia of the colon: a case report and literature review
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malakoplakia is a rare disease with undefined etiology that has been almost exclusively reported in urology and pathology journals. we are presenting a case of colonic malakoplakia in an i8-year old young man who was referred to us with a four-year history of intermittent rectorrhagia. the pathological examination of the endoscopically resected specimen revealed pathognomonic features of malakoplakia, von hansemann cells and michaelis-gutmann bodies.
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medical journal of islamic republic of iranجلد ۱۵، شماره ۳، صفحات ۱۷۹-۱۸۲
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