A case of periostomy intestinal metaplasia without adenomatous or dysplastic changes in an ulcerative colitis patient

Abstract

Abstract We strive to educate medical providers of the possibility of cellular transformation occurring as a parastomal complication and to emphasize the importance of close monitoring, as there is a risk, although low, of subsequent malignant transformation.

Keywords

• benign cellular transformation
• complications
• inflammatory bowel disease
• metaplasia
• ostomy