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

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
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spelling doaj-1da8eb46f9d046b1a7dada2fd8d30eb02020-11-24T23:21:06ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362017-01-01201710.1155/2017/59751075975107Two Cases of Rectal Xanthoma Presenting as Yellowish to Whitish Lesions during ColonoscopyMasaya Iwamuro0Takehiro Tanaka1Daisuke Takei2Yuusaku Sugihara3Keita Harada4Sakiko Hiraoka5Yoshiro Kawahara6Hiroyuki Okada7Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, JapanDepartment of Pathology, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama 700-8558, JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, JapanDepartment of Endoscopy, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama 700-8558, JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8558, JapanTwo 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 plaque of 4 mm in diameter in the rectum. Biopsy examinations performed on both patients revealed the deposition of xanthoma cells within the rectal mucosa. Within the gastrointestinal tract, xanthomas most frequently arise in the stomach, whereas the colorectum is rarely affected. Despite this infrequency, the two cases indicate that xanthomas should be recalled when yellowish to whitish lesions are observed in the colorectum.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5975107
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author Masaya Iwamuro
Takehiro Tanaka
Daisuke Takei
Yuusaku Sugihara
Keita Harada
Sakiko Hiraoka
Yoshiro Kawahara
Hiroyuki Okada
spellingShingle Masaya Iwamuro
Takehiro Tanaka
Daisuke Takei
Yuusaku Sugihara
Keita Harada
Sakiko Hiraoka
Yoshiro Kawahara
Hiroyuki Okada
Two Cases of Rectal Xanthoma Presenting as Yellowish to Whitish Lesions during Colonoscopy
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
author_facet Masaya Iwamuro
Takehiro Tanaka
Daisuke Takei
Yuusaku Sugihara
Keita Harada
Sakiko Hiraoka
Yoshiro Kawahara
Hiroyuki Okada
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title Two Cases of Rectal Xanthoma Presenting as Yellowish to Whitish Lesions during Colonoscopy
title_short Two Cases of Rectal Xanthoma Presenting as Yellowish to Whitish Lesions during Colonoscopy
title_full Two Cases of Rectal Xanthoma Presenting as Yellowish to Whitish Lesions during Colonoscopy
title_fullStr Two Cases of Rectal Xanthoma Presenting as Yellowish to Whitish Lesions during Colonoscopy
title_full_unstemmed Two Cases of Rectal Xanthoma Presenting as Yellowish to Whitish Lesions during Colonoscopy
title_sort two cases of rectal xanthoma presenting as yellowish to whitish lesions during colonoscopy
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
issn 2090-6528
2090-6536
publishDate 2017-01-01
description 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 plaque of 4 mm in diameter in the rectum. Biopsy examinations performed on both patients revealed the deposition of xanthoma cells within the rectal mucosa. Within the gastrointestinal tract, xanthomas most frequently arise in the stomach, whereas the colorectum is rarely affected. Despite this infrequency, the two cases indicate that xanthomas should be recalled when yellowish to whitish lesions are observed in the colorectum.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5975107
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