Adenocarcinoma arising in interposed colon: report of a case.

Adenocarcinoma arising in interposed colon: report of a case.

Goyal M; Bang D H; Cohen L E

Diseases of the colon and rectum

2000

2000-04

A rare occurrence of primary adenocarcinoma arising in an interposed colon nearly seven years after the surgery is described. Remarkably, there were no symptoms from a large mass in the transposed bowel. Diagnosis was made fortuitously while searching for the cause of the patient's iron-deficiency anemia. The rationale for careful preoperative screening of the colonic segment intended for transplant to exclude pre-existing pathology is reemphasized. The various methods of evaluating the postoperative colon graft and their advantages and limitations are discussed.

Adenocarcinoma/diagnosis/*etiology/pathology; Aged; Anastomosis; Colonic Neoplasms/diagnosis/*etiology/pathology; Diagnosis; Differential; Endoscopy; Esophagoplasty/*adverse effects; Gastrectomy/*adverse effects; Humans; Male; Postoperative Complications; Surgical; Tomography; X-Ray Computed

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