Multiple colonic polyps of leukemic origin

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Summary and Conclusions Polyps of the colon of leukemic origin are composed purely of leukemic tissue and are caused by the leukemic disease. They are unlike pre-existing adenomatous polyps of the colon, which are invaded secondarily by leukemic cells (Fig. 6). Roentgenologic features of leukemic polyps are not identical to those of polypoid disease of the colon, yet they are sufficiently similar to require that the two conditions be differentiated carefully. One of the cases herein described was myelogenous in type and this is contrary to the statement made by Pearson that only in lymphatic leukemia do colonic lesions occur.

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