Abstract
A biopsy of a rectal carcinoma has led to the extraction of a 2.5 cm arterial specimen, followed by an arterial bleeding. The cause of this exceptional complication was the presence of atypical vessels reaching the rectal lumen due to tumor ulceration.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Adenocarcinoma / pathology*
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Adenocarcinoma / surgery
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Aged
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Arteries / injuries
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Arteries / pathology
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Arteriosclerosis / pathology
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Biopsy / instrumentation*
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Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / pathology*
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Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / surgery
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Humans
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Male
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Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / injuries*
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Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / pathology
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Neoplasm Staging
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Proctoscopes*
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Rectal Neoplasms / pathology*
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Rectal Neoplasms / surgery
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Rectum / blood supply*
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Rectum / pathology
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Rectum / surgery