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. 1983 Jun;24(6):575–578. doi: 10.1136/gut.24.6.575

Enterochromaffin cell hyperplasia and megacolon: report of a case.

G B Lindop
PMCID: PMC1420022  PMID: 6852636

Abstract

A case of megacolon is described in which there was an unusual and focal hyperplasia of enterochromaffin cells in the mucosa. These formed discrete spherical acini in the lamina propria. These acini were not neoplastic and their significance is discussed.

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