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Anal skin tag

MedGen UID:
87519
•Concept ID:
C0345903
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Anal Fibroepithelial Polyp; Anal Fibrous Polyp; Anal Tag; Anal tag; Fibroepithelial Polyp of Anus; Fibroepithelial Polyp of the Anus; Fibrous polyp of anus; Fibrous Polyp of Anus; Fibrous Polyp of the Anus
SNOMED CT: Anal skin tag (195469007); Anal tag (195469007); Fibrous polyp of anus (195469007)

Definition

A non-neoplastic polypoid lesion that arises from the anal canal or perianal skin. It is composed of dense fibrous stroma and it is covered by squamous epithelium. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAnal skin tag

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of complicated chronic anal fissures with high-dose circumferential chemodenervation (HDCC) of the internal anal sphincter.
Whatley JZ, Tang SJ, Glover PH, Davis ED, Jex KT, Wu R, Lahr CJ
Int J Surg 2015 Dec;24(Pt A):24-6. Epub 2015 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.10.026. PMID: 26499249
Effect of chronic anal fissure components on isosorbide dinitrate treatment.
Arslan K, Erenoğlu B, Doğru O, Kökçam S, Turan E, Atay A
World J Surg 2012 Sep;36(9):2225-9. doi: 10.1007/s00268-012-1604-2. PMID: 22526048
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

Hemorrhoidectomy and Excision of Skin Tags in IBD: Harbinger of Doom or Simply a Disease Running Its Course?
McKenna NP, Lightner AL, Habermann EB, Mathis KL
Dis Colon Rectum 2019 Dec;62(12):1505-1511. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001524. PMID: 31580261

Diagnosis

Anal skin tag - An unusual presenting feature of food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis in a neonate.
Zaki SA, Banur D
J Neonatal Perinatal Med 2021;14(3):441-444. doi: 10.3233/NPM-200523. PMID: 33216045
Hemorrhoidectomy and Excision of Skin Tags in IBD: Harbinger of Doom or Simply a Disease Running Its Course?
McKenna NP, Lightner AL, Habermann EB, Mathis KL
Dis Colon Rectum 2019 Dec;62(12):1505-1511. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001524. PMID: 31580261

Therapy

Hemorrhoidectomy and Excision of Skin Tags in IBD: Harbinger of Doom or Simply a Disease Running Its Course?
McKenna NP, Lightner AL, Habermann EB, Mathis KL
Dis Colon Rectum 2019 Dec;62(12):1505-1511. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001524. PMID: 31580261

Prognosis

Hemorrhoidectomy and Excision of Skin Tags in IBD: Harbinger of Doom or Simply a Disease Running Its Course?
McKenna NP, Lightner AL, Habermann EB, Mathis KL
Dis Colon Rectum 2019 Dec;62(12):1505-1511. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001524. PMID: 31580261

Clinical prediction guides

Hemorrhoidectomy and Excision of Skin Tags in IBD: Harbinger of Doom or Simply a Disease Running Its Course?
McKenna NP, Lightner AL, Habermann EB, Mathis KL
Dis Colon Rectum 2019 Dec;62(12):1505-1511. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001524. PMID: 31580261

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