Polypectomy scar

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A polypectomy scar results from a polypectomy.

General

  • Scar alone is difficult to differentiate from scar with cancer.[1]


Microscopic

Features:

  • Focal submucosal fibrosis.

DDx:

  • Polypectomy scar with adenocarcinoma.
  • Focal fibrosis due to other cause.

Sign out

Should be signed in a non-commital way (e.g. "focal submucosal fibrosis") if no prior pathology is available/specimen is not labelled something like "old polypectomy site".

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