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This old gentleman had experienced a "boiling" sensation in his lower abdomen for some months. He did not have any anemia and tests for occult blood in his stool were negative. Colonoscopy showed a sigmoid diverticular disease probably explaining much of his symptoms. These pictures show the finding in the upper part of his rectum. What is this finding?

Answer

A rectal adenocarcinoma arising from a villous adenoma

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