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Colon, Polyposis Syndromes: Multimedia
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 | Media file 1: Colon, polyposis syndromes. Polyposis coli. Postevacuation image obtained after double-contrast barium enema study shows extensive polyposis of the colon. |
 | Media file 2: Colon, polyposis syndromes. Polyposis coli. Left lateral decubitus image obtained as part of a barium enema study shows multiple polyps in the transverse and descending colon. |
 | Media file 3: Colon, polyposis syndromes. Polyposis coli. Left lateral decubitus image obtained as part of a barium enema study shows numerous small polyps in the transverse and descending colon. |
 | Media file 4: Colon, polyposis syndromes. Polyposis coli. Plain abdominal radiograph in a patient known to have Gardner syndrome shows multiple, small osteomas in the pelvis. |
 | Media file 5: Colon, polyposis syndromes. Polyposis coli. Plain lateral skull radiograph in a patient with known Gardner syndrome shows a large osteoma in the occipital region (arrows). |
 | Media file 6: Colon, polyposis syndromes. Polyposis coli. Contrast-enhanced axial CT scans through the midabdomen in a 36-year old woman who had previously undergone total colectomy for Gardner syndrome. Images show a large desmoid tumor, which is compressing a loop of small bowel. The tumor was resected. |
 | Media file 7:
Colon, polyposis syndromes. Polyposis coli.
Contrast-enhanced axial CT scans through the midabdomen in the
same patient as in Image 6 obtained 1 year later shows
recurrence of the large, left-sided desmoid
tumor. |
 | Media file 8: Colon, polyposis syndromes. Polyposis coli. Selective lumber arteriogram in the same patient as in Image 7 shows that the desmoid tumor derives its blood supply from the lumber artery. |
 | Media file 9: Colon, polyposis syndromes. Polyposis coli. Image shows a large polyp in the cecum on a stalk in the adult-type of juvenile polyposis. Histologically, the polyp was hamartomatous. |
 | Media file 10: Colon, polyposis syndromes. Polyposis coli. Double-contrast enema study in a man with a family history of familial colonic polyposis shows a solitary polyp with malignant change. |
 | Media file 11: Colon, polyposis syndromes. Polyposis coli, differential diagnosis. Left, Chest radiograph of a woman known to have neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) shows bilateral basal pulmonary fibrosis. Note the skin neurofibromas. Right, Barium follow-through study in the same patient shows multiple polyps within the cecum; these represent neurofibromas. The neurofibromas were confirmed during colonoscopy. |
 | Media file 12: Colon, polyposis syndromes. Polyposis coli, differential diagnosis. Left, Left lateral decubitus image from a double-contrast barium enema study shows numerous polyps throughout the colon. Right, Contrast-enhanced CT scan through the upper abdomen shows massive splenomegaly, retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy, and multiple polypoid lesions in the transverse colon; these distort the colonic mucosa. The histologic diagnosis was a mantle lymphoma. |
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Keywords
familial polyposis coli, familial adenomatous polyposis, FAP, intestinal polyposis type I, attenuated adenomatous polyposis coli syndrome, Gardner syndrome, Gardner's syndrome, bone tumor, epidermoid cyst, polyposis, multiple familial colon polyposis, osteomatosis, polyposis intestinal III, GRS, Turcot syndrome, Turcot's syndrome, colon polyposis, brain tumor, glioma polyposis, Turcot-Després-St Pierre syndrome, Crail syndrome, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, intestinal polyposis, Hutchinson-Weber-Peutz syndrome, Jeghers' syndrome, melanoplakia, Peutz-Touraine syndrome, Cronkhite-Canada syndrome, juvenile polyposis syndrome, Cowden disease, multiple hamartoma neoplasia syndromes, Ruval-Caba-Myhre-Smith syndrome, Bannyan-Riley-Rual-Caba syndrome, Bannyansyndrome, Riley-Smith syndrome
