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No granulomata are identified. | No granulomata are identified. | ||
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====Surveillance==== | |||
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A. ASCENDING COLON, BIOPSY: | |||
- COLONIC MUCOSA WITHOUT APPARENT PATHOLOGY. | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR ACTIVE COLITIS. | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA. | |||
B. TRANSVERSE COLON, BIOPSY: | |||
- COLONIC MUCOSA WITHOUT APPARENT PATHOLOGY. | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR ACTIVE COLITIS. | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA. | |||
C. DESCENDING COLON, BIOPSY: | |||
- COLONIC MUCOSA WITHOUT APPARENT PATHOLOGY. | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR ACTIVE COLITIS. | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA. | |||
D. SIGMOID COLON, BIOPSY: | |||
- COLONIC MUCOSA WITHOUT APPARENT PATHOLOGY. | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR ACTIVE COLITIS. | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA. | |||
E. RECTUM, BIOPSY: | |||
- RECTAL MUCOSA WITHOUT APPARENT PATHOLOGY. | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR ACTIVE COLITIS. | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA. | |||
COMMENT: | |||
Morphologically benign lymphoid aggregates are found focally. No granulomas are | |||
identified. Minimal architectural changes are seen focally. | |||
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====Micro==== | ====Micro==== | ||
The sections show focal intraepithelial neutrophils (cryptitis). No crypt abscesses are identified. Granulation tissue is present. There is focal Paneth cell metaplasia and foveolar metaplasia. No granulomata are identified. | The sections show focal intraepithelial neutrophils (cryptitis). No crypt abscesses are identified. Granulation tissue is present. There is focal Paneth cell metaplasia and foveolar metaplasia. No granulomata are identified. |
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