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Piggy-back adenopapillomas over lipomatosis of the ileocecal valve

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Adenopapillomas on ileocecal valves affected by lipomatous hyperplasia were discovered incidentally at laparotomy in two asymptomatic patients in whom other polyps of the colon had been discovered during preherniorrhaphy barium-enema examinations. The incidence, diagnosis, and treatment of these rare lesions is discussed.

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  1. From the Departments of Pathology and Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, USA

    Thomas C. Knechtges M.D. & Carlos Carrasquilla M.D.

  2. Veterans Administration Hospital, Allen Park, Michigan

    Thomas C. Knechtges M.D. & Carlos Carrasquilla M.D.

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Knechtges, T.C., Carrasquilla, C. Piggy-back adenopapillomas over lipomatosis of the ileocecal valve. Dis Colon Rectum 13, 255–258 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02617219

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