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Submucosal microcarcinoids are described in association with diversion colitis in a colon defunctioned for 18 years. Coexistent florid neuronal hyperplasia is postulated as a cause of microcarcinoid formation.
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Griffiths, A.P., Dixon, M.F. Microcarcinoids and diversion colitis in a colon defunctioned for 18 years. Dis Colon Rectum 35, 685–688 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02053761
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