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A Rare Case of Colonic Sarcoidosis Presenting as a Mass.

Haozhe SunJasbir MakkerHarish PatelNikhitha MantriAli N HussainNaeem Abbas
Published in: Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine (2020)
Although rare, colonic sarcoidosis should be considered as one of the differential diagnoses when evaluating a patient with chronic diarrhea and a mass on colonoscopy. Histopathology is the key to diagnosis as it distinguishes malignancy from sarcoidosis. Corticosteroids remain as an option for treating colonic sarcoidosis.
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