Difference between revisions of "Hemorrhoid"

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{{ Infobox diagnosis
| Name      = {{PAGENAME}}
| Image      = Hemorrhoid -- low mag.jpg
| Width      =
| Caption    = Hemorrhoid. [[H&E stain]].
| Micro      = polypoid lesion (epithelium on three sides) with large dilated veins and thick-walled vessels +/- fibrin thrombi, +/-edema, covered by squamous epithelium +/- keratinization and/or columnar epithelium
| Subtypes  =
| LMDDx      = [[fibroepithelial polyp]], vascular lesions
| Stains    =
| IHC        =
| EM        =
| Molecular  =
| IF        =
| Gross      =
| Grossing  =
| Site      = [[rectum]]/[[anus]]
| Assdx      =
| Syndromes  =
| Clinicalhx =
| Signs      = +/-bright red blood per rectum
| Symptoms  = +/-itching, +/-pain
| Prevalence = very common
| Bloodwork  =
| Rads      =
| Endoscopy  =
| Prognosis  = benign
| Other      =
| ClinDDx    = other causes of rectal bleeding, e.g. [[colorectal carcinoma]]
}}
'''Hemorrhoid''' is a benign pathology of the rectal venous plexus, that may mimic more serious pathology, i.e. [[cancer]].
'''Hemorrhoid''' is a benign pathology of the rectal venous plexus, that may mimic more serious pathology, i.e. [[cancer]].


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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Anus]].
*[[Anus]].
*[[Colon]].


==References==
==References==
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