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  • Title: Colitis cystica profunda associated with diverticulosis and calcification mimicking colorectal carcinoma: a case report and a brief literature review.
    Author: Rosano GN, Aiello E, Pisheh SK, Deiana E, Memeo L, Colarossi C.
    Journal: Pathologica; 2024 Aug; 116(4):249-253. PubMed ID: 39377507.
    Abstract:
    Colitis cystica profunda (CCP) is a rare, uncommon and nonneoplastic condition that can occur anywhere in gastrointestinal tract, but its main occurrence is in the rectum and sigmoid colon. It is characterized by the presence of mucin filled cysts, lined by benign epithelium, beneath the muscularis mucosae, usually confined to the submucosa, and it can clinically and radiologically mimic a neoplasm. Here we report a rare case of CCP in a patient with a 2-months history of abdominal pain and severe anemia, associated with diverticulosis. The knowledge of this entity and its differential diagnosis, in particular with the intestinal mucinous adenocarcinoma, is necessary, as it can be a clinically and histological mimic of a malignant neoplasm.
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