Diffuse cavernous hemangioma of the rectum (DCHR) – diagnosis and treatment – case report and review of available literature

• Authors: Zoran Stojčev , Daniel Maliszewski , Iwona Pawłowska-Stojčev , Tomasz Kasprzyk , Janusz Jaśkiewicz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Diffuse cavernous hemangioma of the rectum (DCHR) is a rare benign tumor of vascular origin. Approximately 200 such cases have been reported in the literature. Here we present a case of a 49-year old female patient who underwent a surgical procedure due to a mass of the rectum with a history of recurrent, painless gastrointestinal bleeding and anemia in whom DCHR was diagnosed postoperatively. This paper is intended as a metaanalysis of available diagnostic and therapeutic methods to be used in patients with DCHR

Keywords

EN

DCHR   cavernous hemangioma of the rectum  

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 85
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 216-218

Dates

published

1 - 04 - 2013

online

01 - 05 - 2013

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/pjs-2013-0033