Inflammatory fibroid polyp of the caecum in a patient with neurofibromatosis

Abstract

Introduction: inflammatory fibroid polyp of the large intestine is uncommon. To our knowledge, this condition has not been reported in a patient with neurofibromatosis.

Clinical Picture: in this report, a 66-year-old woman with neurofibromatosis was found to have a large polyp in the caecum. Treatment: Right hemicolectomy was performed because of the size of the polyp.

Outcome: pathological examination showed that the polyp was an inflammatory fibroid polyp.

Conclusion: clinicians should be aware that inflammatory fibroid polyps could be one of the many manifestations of neurofibromatosis in the gastrointestinal tract.