FRONTIERS IN BIOSCIENCE;
ULCERATIVE COLITIS



View of the opened colon

Close up view

SCALE BAR=1cm

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Clinical summary: 44 year old male with a history of ulcerative colitis.

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Operative procedure: Total colectomy.
Tumor location: Colonic mucosa.
Tumor characteristics: Linear hemorrhagic red-brown erosions with pseudopolyps. No tumor was present in the colon.