Solitary ulcer of the rectum—or is it? A report of 6 cases

Abstract

Solitary ulcer of the rectum is an unusual disorder which presents only occasionally to the individual clinician. While the histopathological features are characteristic, the wide variety of naked eye appearances of lesions which the syndrome produces may make for clinical confusion, particularly since the lesions may be neither solitary nor ulcerated. We present to the Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, over the period 1969-79 which illustrate the diagnosis dilemma and variety of lesions encountered.