| Back to Homepage | Case 398 | Surgical Pathology Case |
| CLINICAL INFORMATION | ||
| A 72 years old male, hospitalized for 8 days due to pneumonia. He then developed acute diarrhea that eventually required a colectomy. | ||
| GROSS DESCRIPTION | ||
| The entirely colon was edematous and covered by gold-yellow patches. | ||
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| HE, 2× | HE, 2× | |
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| HE, 4× | HE, 10× | |
| Source: Department of Pathology, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE Gross photo: MC. Microscopic photo: Zenggang Pan Discussion: Zenggang Pan | ||