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Endoscopic photograph of colonic polyps.
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At colonoscopy, he was noted to have multiple (>30) 1-10 mm sessile polyps throughout the entire colon, all of which were resected via snare polypectomy except those in the sigmoid colon due to the duration of the procedure (Figure 1).
(A) Photomicrograph of resected polyp showing a large ganglioneuroma. (B) Immunohistochemical stain with S-100 highlighting the Schwann cells and sparing the ganglion cells.
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Within the spindled stroma, numerous ganglion cells were identified (Figure 2), suggestive of mucosal ganglioneuromas.
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