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Tubovillous Adenoma Case Study

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The patient is 67-year-old gentleman who presents to the ED because of profound rectal bleeding. The patient is known to have a sigmoid colon tumor and with a long standing history of weight loss and rectal bleeding. He has a infiltrative, ulcerated partially obstructing large-base in the rectosigmoid. Complete preoperative clearance was done as an outpatient. He was scheduled for elective surgery. The path reports from the previous admission revealed tubovillous adenoma, it could not confirm the diagnosis of carcinoma. This admission however is because of acute rectal bleeding. On admission he reveals a hemoglobin of 11.6 and hematocrit of 35.6 which with hydration drops a gram. The case is discussed with Dr. Bollu and on further review

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