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Anal polyp

MedGen UID:
75637
•Concept ID:
C0267573
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Anal Polyp; anal polyp; Polyp of Anus; polyp of anus; Polyp of the Anus; polyp of the anus
SNOMED CT: Anal polyp (88580009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0060766

Definition

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic polypoid lesion that arises from the anus. Representative examples include the fibroepithelial polyp and squamous papilloma. [from NCI]

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PubMed

Fissure-in-ano: the initial management and prognosis.
Lock MR, Thomson JP
Br J Surg 1977 May;64(5):355-8. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800640516. PMID: 861477

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Anal metastasis from carcinoma of the lung: report of a case.
Kawahara K, Akamine S, Takahashi T, Nakamura A, Kusano H, Nakagoe T, Nakazaki T, Ayabe H, Tomita M
Surg Today 1994;24(12):1101-3. doi: 10.1007/BF01367465. PMID: 7780236
Inflammatory cloacogenic polyp: relationship to solitary rectal ulcer syndrome/mucosal prolapse and other bowel disorders.
Saul SH
Hum Pathol 1987 Nov;18(11):1120-5. doi: 10.1016/s0046-8177(87)80379-9. PMID: 3500106

Diagnosis

Multi-organ benign and malignant tumors: recognizing Cowden syndrome: a case report and review of the literature.
Gosein MA, Narinesingh D, Nixon CA, Goli SR, Maharaj P, Sinanan A
BMC Res Notes 2016 Aug 4;9:388. doi: 10.1186/s13104-016-2195-z. PMID: 27488391Free PMC Article
Obstructive ileus due to a giant fibroepithelial polyp of the anus.
Galanis I, Dragoumis D, Tsolakis M, Zarampoukas K, Zarampoukas T, Atmatzidis K
World J Gastroenterol 2009 Aug 7;15(29):3687-90. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3687. PMID: 19653351Free PMC Article
Heterotopic gastric mucosa of the anus: a case report and review of the literature.
Steele SR, Mullenix PS, Martin MJ, Ormseth E, Weppler E, Graham J, Place RJ
Am Surg 2004 Aug;70(8):715-9. PMID: 15328807
Inflammatory cloacogenic polyp: relationship to solitary rectal ulcer syndrome/mucosal prolapse and other bowel disorders.
Saul SH
Hum Pathol 1987 Nov;18(11):1120-5. doi: 10.1016/s0046-8177(87)80379-9. PMID: 3500106
Fissure-in-ano: the initial management and prognosis.
Lock MR, Thomson JP
Br J Surg 1977 May;64(5):355-8. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800640516. PMID: 861477

Prognosis

Anal metastasis from carcinoma of the lung: report of a case.
Kawahara K, Akamine S, Takahashi T, Nakamura A, Kusano H, Nakagoe T, Nakazaki T, Ayabe H, Tomita M
Surg Today 1994;24(12):1101-3. doi: 10.1007/BF01367465. PMID: 7780236
Inflammatory cloacogenic polyp: relationship to solitary rectal ulcer syndrome/mucosal prolapse and other bowel disorders.
Saul SH
Hum Pathol 1987 Nov;18(11):1120-5. doi: 10.1016/s0046-8177(87)80379-9. PMID: 3500106
Fissure-in-ano: the initial management and prognosis.
Lock MR, Thomson JP
Br J Surg 1977 May;64(5):355-8. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800640516. PMID: 861477

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