Rectum - ulcerative colitis
Rectum - ulcerative colitis

This segment of rectum has been opened longitudinally
Note the small red 1mm punctate ulcers throughout the specimen.(hard to see!)
Diffuse mucosal red color reflects congestion second to the diffuse mucosal inflammation
Anus is at left, white line is Pectinate Line
(Description By:Martin Nadel, M.D. )
(Image Contrib. by: UCHC )