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Villous Adenoma: Multimedia

Author: Alnoor Ramji, MD, FRCPC, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Coauthor(s): Eric M Yoshida, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACP, Program Director of Adult Gastroenterology Training Program, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia
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Updated: Aug 29, 2009

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Media file 1: Endoscopic view of a sessile polyp, which histology studies revealed to be a villous adenoma. Courtesy of H. Chaun, MD.

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Endoscopic view of a sessile polyp, which histology studies revealed to be a villous adenoma. Courtesy of H. Chaun, MD.

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Media file 2: Endoscopic view of a sessile polyp histologically determined to be a villous adenoma. Courtesy of R. Enns, MD.

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Endoscopic view of a sessile polyp histologically determined to be a villous adenoma. Courtesy of R. Enns, MD.

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Media file 3: Endoscopic view of injection of saline into the base of a sessile polyp histologically determined to be a villous adenoma. This enables an easier polypectomy. Courtesy of R. Enns, MD.

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Endoscopic view of injection of saline into the base of a sessile polyp histologically determined to be a villous adenoma. This enables an easier polypectomy. Courtesy of R. Enns, MD.

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Media file 4: Polypectomy with a snare around a sessile polyp base (villous adenoma) injected with saline. Courtesy of R. Enns, MD.

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Polypectomy with a snare around a sessile polyp base (villous adenoma) injected with saline. Courtesy of R. Enns, MD.

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Media file 5: Histology of villous adenoma. Fingerlike projections stretching from the surface of a polyp downward with minimal branching. Courtesy of D. Owen, MD.

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Histology of villous adenoma. Fingerlike projections stretching from the surface of a polyp downward with minimal branching. Courtesy of D. Owen, MD.

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Media file 6: Histology of villous adenoma. Low-grade dysplasia with loss of mucin, prominent nucleoli, and hyperchromatic and elongated cells. Courtesy of D. Owen, MD.

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Histology of villous adenoma. Low-grade dysplasia with loss of mucin, prominent nucleoli, and hyperchromatic and elongated cells. Courtesy of D. Owen, MD.

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Keywords

villous adenoma, tubulovillous adenoma, adenomatous polyps, colonic tumor, colonic neoplasm, papillary adenoma, malignancy, tubular adenoma, tubulovillous adenoma, tubulo-villous adenoma, colonoscopy, adenocarcinomas, rectal cancer, colon cancer, colonic villous adenomas

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Alnoor Ramji, MD, FRCPC, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Alnoor Ramji, MD, FRCPC is a member of the following medical societies: Canadian Society of Internal Medicine
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Eric M Yoshida, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACP, Program Director of Adult Gastroenterology Training Program, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia
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Manoop S Bhutani, MD, FACG, FACP, Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Director, Center for Endoscopic Ultrasound, Co-Director, Center for Endoscopic Research, Training and Innovation, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Manoop S Bhutani, MD, FACG, FACP is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Gastroenterology, American College of Physicians, American Gastroenterological Association, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
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Villous Adenoma: Multimedia

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Endoscopic view of a sessile polyp, which histology studies revealed to be a villous adenoma. Courtesy of H. Chaun, MD.

Endoscopic view of a sessile polyp histologically determined to be a villous adenoma. Courtesy of R. Enns, MD.

Endoscopic view of injection of saline into the base of a sessile polyp histologically determined to be a villous adenoma. This enables an easier polypectomy. Courtesy of R. Enns, MD.

Polypectomy with a snare around a sessile polyp base (villous adenoma) injected with saline. Courtesy of R. Enns, MD.

Histology of villous adenoma. Fingerlike projections stretching from the surface of a polyp downward with minimal branching. Courtesy of D. Owen, MD.

Histology of villous adenoma. Low-grade dysplasia with loss of mucin, prominent nucleoli, and hyperchromatic and elongated cells. Courtesy of D. Owen, MD.

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