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Decide on the Spot

A classic colonic lesion

March 25, 2015 | Bjorn Rembacken

These photographs show a lesion that was resected from the sigmoid colon.

Case Question 1

What is your endoscopic diagnosis?

a) Hyperplastic polyp

b) Tubular adenoma

c) Tubulovillous adenoma

d) Villous adenoma

e) Serrated adenoma

  • Case question 1 answer and discussion
Case question 1 answer and discussion

Correct answer: d.

Discussions

This polyp has finger-like projections. Tubulovillous adenomas have a cerebrate of gyrate-like pattern. Even if the true morphology is not obvious on observation, it will become obvious if you try to take a biopsy sample of the lesion. The forceps will seem to disappear into the soft surface. Alternatively, submerging the polyp as seen in the right-hand image, will prove the diagnosis.

As seen is in the middle image, dye spraying is often disappointing when applied to these lesions as the thick coverage of mucus prevents the dye from outlining the villi.

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About the Author

Bjorn Rembacken is at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK. He was born in Sweden and qualified from Leicester University in 1987. He undertook his postgraduate education in Leicester and in Leeds. His MD was dedicated to inflammatory bowel disease. Dr Rembacken was appointed Consultant Gastroenterologist, Honorary Lecturer at Leeds University and Endoscopy Training Lead in 2005. Follow Bjorn on Twitter @Bjorn_Rembacken

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