A SOLITARY BENIGN LYMPHOID POLYP OF THE RECTUM IN A 51 YEAR-OLD WOMAN

Citation
J. Lloyd et al., A SOLITARY BENIGN LYMPHOID POLYP OF THE RECTUM IN A 51 YEAR-OLD WOMAN, Journal of Clinical Pathology, 50(12), 1997, pp. 1034-1035
Citations number
5
ISSN journal
00219746
Volume
50
Issue
12
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1034 - 1035
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9746(1997)50:12<1034:ASBLPO>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
A 51 year old woman presented with rectal bleeding from a mass lying j ust above the dentate line. Multiple biopsies were taken before the di agnosis of a benign lymphoid polyp was made, This is a rare condition that more commonly presents in children and poses a diagnostic challen ge.