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<jats:title>ABSTRACT</jats:title>
<jats:p>A wide variety of benign and malignant submucosal lesions may arise from the wall of the large intestine. They can originate in the submucosa or in the muscular propia; furthermore, they can be caused by compression of extrinsic structures.<jats:sup>
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</jats:sup> We report a case of a submucosal mass identified as a fecalith protruding into the cecum.</jats:p>