Most lymphangiomas are considered to be lymph vessel anomalies. The incidence in the
GI tract is low, particularly in the colon or rectum. However, as endoscopic examination
has become more wide-spread, GI lymphangiomas have increasingly been reported. Most
are solitary, there being only two cases of multiple lymphangiomas. We encountered
a patient in whom multiple filling defects were noted on barium-enema. The findings
by EUS raised a suspicion of multiple colonic lymphangiomas. EUS was followed by endoscopic
polypectomy, and the presence of multiple lymphangiomas was confirmed histologically.
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