Prague Med. Rep. 2026, 127, 219-224
https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2026.29
A Rare Mimicker of Malignancy: Inflammatory Cloacogenic Polyp Presenting as Obstruction in a Colon Cancer Survivor
Nur Bazlaah Bahari1
, Khairul Hazim Hamdan1, Nur Allaiyna Ferdaus Kamudin1, Ling Tze Tan2, Firdaus Hayati3
, Khairul Hazim Hamdan1, Nur Allaiyna Ferdaus Kamudin1, Ling Tze Tan2, Firdaus Hayati3
1Department of Surgery, Selayang Hospital, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia
2Department of Pathology, Selayang Hospital, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia
3Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Received April 14, 2025
Accepted September 8, 2026
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