Twin Rectal Tonsils Mimicking Carcinoid or Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma

• Hauptverfasser: Masanori Takehara (Verfasst von), Naoki Muguruma (Verfasst von), Shinji Kitamura (Verfasst von), Tetsuo Kimura (Verfasst von), Koichi Okamoto (Verfasst von), Hiroshi Miyamoto (Verfasst von), Yoshimi Bando (Verfasst von), Tetsuji Takayama (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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The rectal tonsil is a rare polypoid lesion exclusively found in the rectum and is considered a reactive proliferation of the lymphoid tissue. Although this lesion is benign, we recommend that it should be differentiated from carcinoid or polypoid type of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas,...