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==Normal colorectal mucosa== | |||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Endoscopists go after anything that is polypoid... and that may be normal. | *Endoscopists go after anything that is polypoid... and that may be normal. | ||
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Correlation with imaging may be useful. A re-biopsy is suggested. | Correlation with imaging may be useful. A re-biopsy is suggested. | ||
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==Fecal material== | |||
===General=== | |||
*Common. | |||
*Associated with poor bowel preparation. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Plant material: | |||
**Yellow staining chicken wire like material -- thick cell walls without cytoplasm and without a nucleus. | |||
*Microorganisms. | |||
*Inflammatory cells. | |||
DDx: | |||
*Necrosis. | |||
**[[Gastrointestinal tract polyps#Colorectal adenocarcinoma|Colorectal adenocarcinoma]]. | |||
===Sign out=== | |||
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TRANSVERSE COLON, BIOPSY: | |||
- FECAL MATERIAL. | |||
- NO DEFINITE COLONIC MUCOSA IDENTIFIED. | |||
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