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case_images: Formation of bluish hemangiomas on the arms, forearm, hands, and thighs (arrows).
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case_images: The lesions had varying diameters (1 cm to 12 cm) and were usually regularly raised mushrooms, resembling small bubbles of blue coloration (Figure 1).
case_images: Colonoscopy showing numerous vascular malformations located in the surface of the colon mucosa.
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case_images: To clarify the origin of the lower digestive bleeding, the patient underwent a colonoscopy that identified, in addition to hemorrhoidal disease of the III degree, numerous venous malformations measuring 1.5 x 2.0 cm that were scattered throughout the mucosa of the colon and rectum (Figure 2).
case_images: Colon biopsy showing vascular malformation with dilatation and the congestion of the blood capillaries of the submucosa (white arrow). (HE x400).
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case_images: Histopathological examination revealed numerous dilated blood vessels in the lesion with signs of recent hemorrhage located mainly in the submucosal layer (Figure 3).