Complete regression of villous adenomas of the colon using piroxicam, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Abstract

A 73-year-old patient with a past history of rectal carcinoma was found to have two sessile villous adenomas of the cecum. Because he refused surgical resection, a course of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapy using piroxicam was given, and the villous adenomas regressed within three months. The cecum has remained clear at one year.