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Ischemic colitis or melanosis coli: a case report [PDF]
World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2007 Background Melanosis Coli is described as black or brown discolouration of the mucosa of the colon. Its a benign condition, which arises from anthraquinone laxative abuse and has no symptoms of its own.
Nadeem Mohammed +3 more
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Melanosis Coli: A Helpful Contrast Effect or a Harmful Pigmentation? [PDF]
Clinical Medicine Insights: Gastroenterology, 2018 Background: Melanosis coli, a brown discoloration of colonic mucosa, is considered as a benign condition mainly observed in patients under chronic anthranoid laxatives. Recent data link this condition with an increased adenoma detection rate.
Fadi Abu Baker +5 more
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A rare case of melanosis of the hard palate mucosa in a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia [PDF]
, 2015 Imatinib Mesylate, also known as Gleevec or ST1-571, is a tyrosine-kinase inhibitor used as the gold standard medication for the chronic myeloid leukemia (CML); Imatinib has indeed deeply revolutionized the CML therapy allowing most patients to have a ...
Bosco, Daniela +4 more
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Melanosis coli: Harmless pigmentation? A case-control retrospective study of 657 cases. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 The association of melanosis coli with the development of colorectal polyps remains uncertain.From a total of 18263 patients who had received colonoscopy in our hospital, 219 with melanosis coli cases and 438 controls matched by age and sex (at 1:2 ratio)
Zhong Hui Liu +5 more
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Melanosis of the urinary bladder with associated urinary tract infection [PDF]
Urology Case ReportsMelanosis of the bladder is an exceedingly rare benign condition that can mimic more serious urothelial pathologies. Here, we analyze the clinical presentation, associated symptomatology, and follow-up of a patient presenting with melanosis and ...
Lauren Nesi +6 more
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Urology Annals, 2014 Prostatic melanosis is a very rare, benign lesion characterized by the presence of melanin in the epithelium of the prostate gland and stromal dendritic cells, requiring no additional treatment.
Hasan Gucer, Pelin Bagci
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Colonoscopic Resolution of Melanosis Coli After Cessation of Senna Laxative Use [PDF]
International Medical Case Reports JournalToshimi Chiba,1,* Ting Wang,1,* Satoshi Kikuchi2,* 1Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Oral Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan; 2Department of Gastroenterology, Sanai Hospital, Morioka, Iwate, Japan*These ...
Chiba T, Wang T, Kikuchi S
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A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Usefulness of Optical Coherence Tomography for Staging Iris Pigmented Lesions in Cats [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesThis study investigated the utility of optical coherence tomography (OCT) for staging iris pigmented lesions in cats. Eighteen cats that underwent OCT examination for unilateral iris pigmented lesion were included.
Hiroyuki Komatsu +9 more
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A metastatic malign melanoma case with diffuse cutaneous melanosis
Journal of Oncological Sciences, 2016 Diffuse Cutaneous Melanosis is a rare clinical condition characterized by rapidly acquired skin pigmentation that can occur in the course of advanced metastatic melanoma.
Zeynep Oruç +5 more
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