Two Cases of Rectal Xanthoma Presenting as Yellowish to Whitish Lesions during Colonoscopy

Two cases of rectal xanthomas are described. One case is that of a 56-year-old Japanese man in whom multiple yellowish spots measuring approximately 3 to 5 mm were observed in the rectum during colonoscopy. The other case is that of a 78-year-old Japanese man in whom colonoscopy showed a whitish pla...

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Main Authors: Masaya Iwamuro, Takehiro Tanaka, Daisuke Takei, Yuusaku Sugihara, Keita Harada, Sakiko Hiraoka, Yoshiro Kawahara, Hiroyuki Okada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5975107