RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Diffuse cavernous haemangioma of the rectum and anus: an unusual case of rectal bleeding with challenging management
JF BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP bcr0220091545
DO 10.1136/bcr.02.2009.1545
VO 2009
A1 Giampaolo Ugolini
A1 Giancarlo Rosati
A1 Isacco Montroni
A1 Alessio Manaresi
A1 Julia Friederike Blume
A1 Mario Taffurelli
YR 2009
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2009/bcr.02.2009.1545.abstract
AB Diffuse cavernous haemangioma of the rectum (DCHR) is an uncommon vascular pathology usually diagnosed in younger patients (5–25 years old) with painless, recurrent rectal bleeding. Here, an unusual case of an older patient with sigmoid adenocarcinoma and concomitant diffuse DCHR from the rectum to the distal edge of the anal canal is reported. The purpose of this article is to report this unusual case and to discuss pitfalls in diagnosis, preoperative assessment and treatment of DCHR.