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Small intestinal tophus mimicking tumor

Human Pathology: Case Reports, ISSN: 2214-3300, Vol: 1, Issue: 1, Page: 2-5
2014
  • 2
    Citations
  • 0
    Usage
  • 10
    Captures
  • 0
    Mentions
  • 0
    Social Media
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Metrics Details

  • Citations
    2
    • Citation Indexes
      2
  • Captures
    10

Case Description

A 72 year old male with hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2 and previous gouty arthritis presented with weight loss, nausea, and vomiting. Ultrasound and CT scanning of the abdomen revealed a circumscribed tumor mass of the jejunum, 3.7 cm in diameter. Microscopic examination of the resected jejunum revealed the tumor to be a gouty tophus. To the best of our knowledge, three cases of tophi in the large intestine have previously been reported but none in the small intestine.

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