Atheroemboli associated polyps of colon

Colon tumor
Polyps
Atheroemboli associated polyps of colon

Authors: Shilpa Jain, M.D. (see Authors page)

Revised: 9 December 2016, last major update August 2011

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Definition / general | Case reports | Microscopic (histologic) description

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Definition / general

May be associated with rectal bleeding (Am J Surg Pathol 1991;15:1078)

Case reports

68 year old man with diabetes and 2 year history of bloody diarrhea (Am J Surg Pathol 1993;17:1054)
Polypoid mass without clinical evidence of ischemia (Arch Pathol Lab Med 1994;118:308)
Cholesterol emboli in polyp (J Clin Gastroenterol 1994;19:231)

Microscopic (histologic) description

Edematous submucosa with superficial ulceration and atheroemboli in arterioles of submucosal polyps which may contain cholesterol clefts