Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome: report of a case

Dis Colon Rectum. 1977 Jul-Aug;20(5):421-7. doi: 10.1007/BF02587376.

Abstract

A 21-year-old man had blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome: 1) hemangiomas of the skin all over the body; 2) hemangiomas of the digestive system; 3) iron-deficiency anemia. A giant mass of hemangiomas in the tranverse colon was resected surgically.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary* / surgery
  • Skin Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Syndrome