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Follow-up colonoscopy. We suspected the first anastomotic recurrence by colonoscopy in January 2000. Although an irregular lesion was noticed at the suture line by colonoscopy, pathological examination of the biopsy was unable to confirm malignant cells in the specimen (a). The next colonoscopy, which was performed nine months later, identified an ulcerated tumor occupying the lumen massively (b).
