Prolapsing mass in the caecum: learning point for the colonoscopist

James O, O James, Osian James, Gethin Llewellyn Williams, G. L. Williams, Williams GL
BMJ case reports · 2019 · vol. 12(4) , pp. e229811 · doi:10.1136/bcr-2019-229811 · PMID:31005875 · PMC6506155 · W2940040384
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This case report describes a prolapsing cecal mass found during colonoscopy in an asymptomatic 47-year-old woman with a family history of colorectal cancer.

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A 47-year-old woman attended her first screening colonoscopy due to a strong family history of colorectal cancer. She is asymptomatic. Her only medical history is of well-controlled endometriosis for which she had a laparoscopic ablation with incidental appendicectomy 7 years ago. Within the caecum

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endometriosis

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Cecum Endometriosis Cecum Cecum Colonic Polyps Colonic Polyps Colonoscopy Endometriosis Female Humans Middle Aged

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