Colonic endometriosis or adenoma?

McCullough TK, Timothy K. McCullough, T K McCullough, Cohen P, P Cohen, Vlavianos T, T Vlavianos, Sutton CJ, Chris Sutton, C J G Sutton, T G Allen-Mersh, Allen-Mersh TG
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine · 2002 · vol. 95(4) , pp. 202–203 · doi:10.1258/jrsm.95.4.202 · PMID:11934914 · PMC1279518 · W2095260288
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Colonic endometriosis can mimic adenoma on colonoscopy, presenting challenges in diagnosis due to the difficulty in identifying mucosal abnormalities.

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Abstract

Colonic mucosal involvement with endometriosis can result in gastrointestinal bleeding1. The mucosal abnormalities associated with colonic endometriosis may be difficult or impossible to identify at colonoscopy2.

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endometriosis

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Adenoma Colonic Diseases Endometriosis Adenoma Adenoma Adult Biopsy Colonic Diseases Colonic Diseases Colonic Neoplasms Colonic Neoplasms Colonic Neoplasms Colonoscopy Diagnosis, Differential Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Keratins Keratins

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