Pseudo–obstruction with pitch black colon - A very rare Presentation of Melanosis Coli

Melanosis coli is associated with an increased risk of colorectal tumors but is not agreed to be a precancerous lesion. The condition has been associated with the ingestion of anthracene laxatives and is believed to be caused by increased epithelial apoptosis. Although melanosis coli is a frequent f...

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Autores principales: Malik, Arshad H, Andrabi, Syed IH, Niayesh, Mohammad
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Ulster Medical Society 2008
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2397000/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18269120
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author Malik, Arshad H
Andrabi, Syed IH
Niayesh, Mohammad
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description Melanosis coli is associated with an increased risk of colorectal tumors but is not agreed to be a precancerous lesion. The condition has been associated with the ingestion of anthracene laxatives and is believed to be caused by increased epithelial apoptosis. Although melanosis coli is a frequent finding in colonic biopsies and resection specimens, to our knowledge severe jet black melanosis coli with pseudo-obstruction has not been reported in literature. Such gross Melanosis is exceptional and particularly striking.
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spelling pubmed-23970002008-05-29 Pseudo–obstruction with pitch black colon - A very rare Presentation of Melanosis Coli Malik, Arshad H Andrabi, Syed IH Niayesh, Mohammad Ulster Med J Case Report Melanosis coli is associated with an increased risk of colorectal tumors but is not agreed to be a precancerous lesion. The condition has been associated with the ingestion of anthracene laxatives and is believed to be caused by increased epithelial apoptosis. Although melanosis coli is a frequent finding in colonic biopsies and resection specimens, to our knowledge severe jet black melanosis coli with pseudo-obstruction has not been reported in literature. Such gross Melanosis is exceptional and particularly striking. The Ulster Medical Society 2008-01 /pmc/articles/PMC2397000/ /pubmed/18269120 Text en © The Ulster Medical Society, 2008
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Pseudo–obstruction with pitch black colon - A very rare Presentation of Melanosis Coli
title Pseudo–obstruction with pitch black colon - A very rare Presentation of Melanosis Coli
title_full Pseudo–obstruction with pitch black colon - A very rare Presentation of Melanosis Coli
title_fullStr Pseudo–obstruction with pitch black colon - A very rare Presentation of Melanosis Coli
title_full_unstemmed Pseudo–obstruction with pitch black colon - A very rare Presentation of Melanosis Coli
title_short Pseudo–obstruction with pitch black colon - A very rare Presentation of Melanosis Coli
title_sort pseudo–obstruction with pitch black colon - a very rare presentation of melanosis coli
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2397000/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18269120
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