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- Title
Solitary Juvenile Colonic Polyp Presenting Anaemia in Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Case Report.
- Authors
Bostancı, Mustafa Taner; Yılmaz, İbrahim; Saydam, Mehmet; Seki, Ahmet
- Abstract
Gastrointestinal lesions are seen in 10-25% of NF1 patients, but generally they are underestimated by physicians because of their asymptomatic course. A thirtythree-year old male patient reffered to our hospital for anemia evaluation. NF1 physical findings; Lisch Nodules, Cafe u lait macules and neurofibromas were present. Colonoscopy reveled a 5x3x2 cm sized hemorrhagicpolyp in proximal transvers colon and laparoscopic right hemicolectomy was performed. Histopathological diagnosis was juvenile polyp with low-grade dysplasia. Molecular genetic testing detected NF1 gene mutation. Upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy should be performed for all NF1 patients to determine gastrointestinal involvement.
- Subjects
ANEMIA diagnosis; COLONOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY; GENETIC mutation; COLON polyps; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1
- Publication
Turkish Journal of Colorectal Disease, 2020, Vol 30, Issue 2, p147
- ISSN
2536-4898
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4274/tjcd.galenos.2020.2019-11-11