Journal article
Malakoplakia in a colonic tubular adenoma: a unique case presentation
Abstract
Malakoplakia is an unusual characteristic inflammatory condition, it is distinctive feature is the presence of histiocytic cells with eosinophilic granular cytoplasm, often known as “von Hansemann’s histiocytes”, along with the pathognomonic siderocalcific Michaelis-Gutmann bodies (MGBs). We present a case of malakoplakia within a colonic adenoma seen against a background of Enterococcus infection. To our knowledge, this is a unique …
Authors
Gupta A; Al-Zawi ASA; Naqvi A; Salama S; Abohamod E; Alowami S
Journal
Nowotwory Journal of Oncology, Vol. 67, No. 6, pp. 365–369
Publisher
VM Media Group sp. z o.o
DOI
10.5603/njo.2017.0059
ISSN
0029-540X