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Localized giant pseudopolyposis of the colon in ulcerative colitis

Report of a case

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Abstract

Localized giant pseudopolyposis of the colon is a rare complication of both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. It is not regarded as being premalignant, but it may masquerade clinically as a malignancy. This report presents a case and reviews others reported in the literature.

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  1. Department of Surgery, City Hospital, Nottingham, UK

    C. J. Ferguson F.R.C.S. & T. W. Balfour F.R.C.S.

  2. Department of Pathology, City Hospital, Nottingham, UK

    C. J. H. Padfield B.Sc., F.R.C.S.

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Ferguson, C.J., Balfour, T.W. & Padfield, C.J.H. Localized giant pseudopolyposis of the colon in ulcerative colitis. Dis Colon Rectum 30, 802–804 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02554631

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