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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1997;40(2):274-278. Published online February 15, 1997.

A Case of Arteriovenous Malformation of Cecum in a Infant

Jung-Eun JE Lee¹, Je Woo JW Kim¹, Ki Sup KS Chung¹, Eui Ho EH Hwang¹, Jong In JI Yook²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
²Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Arteriovenous malformation in the gastrointestinal tract is very rare in children. However, when present they are frequently a source of either acute and massive, or chronic occult hemorrhage, and may be difficult to diagnosis. In reviewing Korean literature, only 2 cases has been reported in adults. We have experienced a rare case of arteriovenous malformation in a 1 year and 10 month-old female infant who presented with a history of two episodes of melena. Barium enema showed ill-defined mass shadow protruding into the cecum, and resection of cecum with ileocolostomy was performed. Pathologic diagnosis was a vascular malformation in the cecum, and related literatures were reviewed.

Keywords :Arteriovenous malformation, Melena, Cecum