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A
57
Age
-
year
Age
-
old
Age
male
Sex
was
admitted
Clinical_event
to our
hospital
Nonbiological_location
with
5
Duration
months
Duration
’
history
History
of
History
massive
History
rectal
Biological_structure
bleeding
History
(rectorrhagia)
History
.He had
past
History
history
History
of
History
passage
History
of
History
fresh
History
blood
History
mixed
History
stool
History
since
History
last
Duration
55
Duration
years
Duration
.He first complained of
rectal
Biological_structure
bleeding
History
at
History
the
History
age
Date
of
Date
2
Date
.He
went
Clinical_event
hospital
Nonbiological_location
numerous times for this
symptom
Coreference
; multiple
interventions
Therapeutic_procedure
were done but disease was not cured completely.During one of his hospital visit in the past (patient forgot the date), he was
diagnosed
History
and
History
treated
History
as
History
hemorrhoids
History
.The
symptom
Sign_symptom
was relieved for
a
Duration
while
Duration
and then
recurred
Sign_symptom
again.
Thirty
Date
years
Date
ago
Date
, he was diagnosed as
rectal
Biological_structure
hemangioma
Disease_disorder
and managed with
cryotherapy
Therapeutic_procedure
in our
hospital
Nonbiological_location
.That could also just relieve the
symptom
Sign_symptom
for
few
Duration
years
Duration
and it
recurred
Sign_symptom
again.Then, he
consulted
Clinical_event
many
Nonbiological_location
other
Nonbiological_location
hospitals
Nonbiological_location
, but could only get
short
Detailed_description
-
term
Detailed_description
symptomatic
Sign_symptom
relief
Sign_symptom
without proper treatment of the cause.
Since
Duration
5
Duration
months
Duration
, the severity of
rectal
Biological_structure
bleeding
Sign_symptom
increased.He then
went
Clinical_event
to
local
Nonbiological_location
hospital
Nonbiological_location
where
intervention
Therapeutic_procedure
was done to control
bleeding
Sign_symptom
and
symptomatic
Therapeutic_procedure
treatment
Therapeutic_procedure
was done with
intravenous
Administration
fluid
Medication
and
blood
Therapeutic_procedure
transfusion
Therapeutic_procedure
.He finally
referred
Clinical_event
to our
hospital
Nonbiological_location
for further evaluation.
Intermediate
Severity
rectal
Biological_structure
bleeding
Sign_symptom
of
fresh
Detailed_description
blood
Detailed_description
was presented on
admission
Clinical_event
.Patient complained of
dizziness
Sign_symptom
on
standing
Detailed_description
,
shortness
Sign_symptom
of
Sign_symptom
breath
Sign_symptom
, and
palpitation
Sign_symptom
on
walking
Detailed_description
a
Detailed_description
short
Detailed_description
distance
Detailed_description
.There was
no
Family_history
history
Family_history
of
Family_history
similar
Family_history
illness
Family_history
in
Family_history
family
Family_history
.On
general
Diagnostic_procedure
examination
Diagnostic_procedure
, patient appeared
pale
Sign_symptom
, but his
heart
Diagnostic_procedure
rate
Diagnostic_procedure
and
blood
Diagnostic_procedure
pressure
Diagnostic_procedure
were
within
Lab_value
normal
Lab_value
limit
Lab_value
during rest.He
lost
Lab_value
5
Lab_value
kg
Lab_value
of his
body
Diagnostic_procedure
weight
Diagnostic_procedure
during
Duration
last
Duration
5
Duration
months
Duration
.On
rectal
Diagnostic_procedure
examination
Diagnostic_procedure
,
fresh
Sign_symptom
blood
Sign_symptom
was seen
around
Biological_structure
anal
Biological_structure
region
Biological_structure
and
soft
Texture
mass
Sign_symptom
was felt on
digital
Diagnostic_procedure
rectal
Diagnostic_procedure
examination
Diagnostic_procedure
.On
proctoscopy
Diagnostic_procedure
,
anal
Biological_structure
cavity
Biological_structure
and
rectum
Biological_structure
were seen filled with
fresh
Sign_symptom
blood
Sign_symptom
, but
active
Sign_symptom
site
Sign_symptom
of
Sign_symptom
bleeding
Sign_symptom
,
polyp
Sign_symptom
, or
ulcer
Sign_symptom
was not detected.On
laboratory
Diagnostic_procedure
examination
Diagnostic_procedure
,
red
Diagnostic_procedure
blood
Diagnostic_procedure
cell
Diagnostic_procedure
count
Diagnostic_procedure
was
3.09
Lab_value
×
Lab_value
1012/L
Lab_value
(Normal: 4.32–5.72 × 1012/L) and
hemoglobin
Diagnostic_procedure
was
86
Lab_value
g/L
Lab_value
(Normal: 135–175 g/L).
All
Diagnostic_procedure
other
Diagnostic_procedure
parameters
Diagnostic_procedure
were
within
Lab_value
normal
Lab_value
limit
Lab_value
.
None
Detailed_description
enhanced
Detailed_description
CT
Diagnostic_procedure
showed
isodense
Detailed_description
(
35
Lab_value
HU
Lab_value
)
homogenous
Detailed_description
bowel
Biological_structure
wall
Biological_structure
thickening
Sign_symptom
that on
contrast
Detailed_description
-
enhanced
Detailed_description
CT
Diagnostic_procedure
venous
Detailed_description
phase
Detailed_description
enhances
Sign_symptom
heterogeneously
Detailed_description
.
Multiple
Detailed_description
calcifications
Sign_symptom
were seen in the
thickened
Biological_structure
bowel
Biological_structure
wall
Biological_structure
and around the
peri
Biological_structure
-
rectal
Biological_structure
area
Biological_structure
.
Lesion
Sign_symptom
was seen extending from
distal
Biological_structure
sigmoid
Biological_structure
to
whole
Biological_structure
of
Biological_structure
the
Biological_structure
rectum
Biological_structure
(Fig.1).
Multiple
Detailed_description
hypodense
Detailed_description
lesions
Sign_symptom
were also seen in
spleen
Biological_structure
(Fig.2).After initial
management
Therapeutic_procedure
of
anemia
Sign_symptom
, the patient underwent
abdominal
Biological_structure
laparotomy
Therapeutic_procedure
followed by
surgical
Therapeutic_procedure
excision
Therapeutic_procedure
.During surgery,
25
Distance
cm
Distance
long
lesion
Sign_symptom
was found extending from
distal
Biological_structure
sigmoid
Biological_structure
to
whole
Biological_structure
of
Biological_structure
the
Biological_structure
rectum
Biological_structure
.
Whole
Biological_structure
of
Biological_structure
the
Biological_structure
rectum
Biological_structure
and
part
Biological_structure
of
Biological_structure
the
Biological_structure
sigmoid
Biological_structure
colon
Biological_structure
were
excised
Therapeutic_procedure
and
sigmoid
Detailed_description
-
anus
Detailed_description
anastomosis
Therapeutic_procedure
was done.Postsurgical
histopathological
Diagnostic_procedure
examination
Diagnostic_procedure
of
excised
Detailed_description
specimen
Detailed_description
showed
submucosal
Detailed_description
multiple
Detailed_description
thin
Detailed_description
-
walled
Detailed_description
vessel
Detailed_description
of
varying
Lab_value
size
Lab_value
with
interposed
Lab_value
stroma
Lab_value
.
Some
Lab_value
vessels
Lab_value
lumen
Lab_value
consisted
Lab_value
of
Lab_value
blood
Lab_value
cells
Lab_value
(consistent with blood vessel), whereas
other
Lab_value
consisted
Lab_value
of
Lab_value
clear
Lab_value
fluid
Lab_value
(consistent with lymph vessel).
Immunohistochemistry
Diagnostic_procedure
of specimen showed
endothelial
Biological_structure
cells
Biological_structure
positive
Lab_value
for
CD
Diagnostic_procedure
31
Diagnostic_procedure
and
CD
Diagnostic_procedure
34
Diagnostic_procedure
.
Some
Biological_structure
cells
Biological_structure
were
positive
Lab_value
for D2–40, while
others
Biological_structure
were
negative
Lab_value
for D2–40 (Fig.3).On the basis of histopathological report and immunohistochemistry,
hemolymphangioma
Disease_disorder
was diagnosed.The surgery, which followed by complication (
intestinal
Biological_structure
infection
Disease_disorder
), was well
managed
Therapeutic_procedure
and the patient was
discharged
Clinical_event
from
hospital
Nonbiological_location
on the
23rd
Date
day
Date
of surgery.Then after, no further
complication
Sign_symptom
or
recurrence
Sign_symptom
was noticed during
6
Duration
months’
Duration
follow
Clinical_event
-
up
Clinical_event
.This study was approved by the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University Institutional Review Board.Written consent for this case report was obtained from the patient.