Whitish colonic mucosa

An asymptomatic 65-year-old woman was referred to our endoscopy unit after a screening positive faecal occult blood test. Colonoscopy revealed a pale, whitish colonic mucosa with yellowish specks (figure 1), congestive areas and foci of lymphoid follicular hyperplasia (figure 2). Sessile lesions (0-Is) with whitish speckling on their surface were also identified. Figure 1 Whitish colonic mucosa with yellowish specks. Figure 2 Congestive areas and foci of lymphoid follicular hyperplasia. On histology, a dense infiltrate of foamy macrophages was …