The mother of a 4-year-old child notes blood when laundering his underwear. Physical examination reveals a rectal mass. On proctoscopy, there is a smooth-surfaced, pedunculated, 1.5-cm polyp. It is excised and microscopically shows cystically dilated crypts filled with mucin and inflammatory debris, but no dysplasia. What is the most likely diagnosis?
The mother of a 4-year-old child notes blood when laundering his underwear. Physical examination reveals a rectal mass. On proctoscopy, there is a smooth-surfaced, pedunculated, 1.5-cm polyp. It is excised and microscopically shows cystically dilated crypts filled with mucin and inflammatory debris, but no dysplasia. What is the most likely diagnosis?
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The mother of a 4-year-old child notes blood when laundering his underwear. Physical examination reveals a rectal mass. On proctoscopy, there is a smooth-surfaced, pedunculated, 1.5-cm polyp. It is excised and microscopically shows cystically dilated crypts filled with mucin and inflammatory debris, but no dysplasia. What is the most likely diagnosis?
✓ Correct Answer: C. Juvenile polyp
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