Colitis cystica profunda
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Colitis cystica profunda a very rare gastrointestinal pathology.
General
- Very rare ~ 200 cases reported.[1]
- The same process in the small bowel is enteritis cystica profunda.[1]
Gross
Features:
- Colon and rectum.
Microscopic
Features:[1]
- Mucin filled cysts in the muscularis mucosa.
- +/-Inflammation.
See also
- Colon.
- Rectum.
- [Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis]].
- Pneumatosis intestinalis.