A CASE OF NEUROENDOCRINE CARCINOMA OF THE TRANSVERSE COLON

A 63-year-old man was seen at the hospital because of heart burn, bloody stool and abdominal fullness. After close examination, a left upper abdominal mass was diagnosed as mesenchymal tumor arising from the transverse mesocolon, which involved the transverse colon, stomach and jejunum. Enbloc resec...

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Published inNihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association) Vol. 61; no. 10; pp. 2694 - 2700
Main Authors KADOYA, Naotaka, IZUMI, Ryouhei, HIROSAWA, Hisashi, FUKUSHIMA, Wataru, MURAOKA, Keiichi, ITO, Hiroshi, TERADA, Itsurou, YAMAZAKI, Tohru, AMAYA, Kouji
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan Surgical Association 2000
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colon cancer
neuroendocrine carcinoma
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Summary:A 63-year-old man was seen at the hospital because of heart burn, bloody stool and abdominal fullness. After close examination, a left upper abdominal mass was diagnosed as mesenchymal tumor arising from the transverse mesocolon, which involved the transverse colon, stomach and jejunum. Enbloc resection of the huge tumor mesuring 16×12×9cm was performed. There was a 9×8cm type 3 tumor on the mucosa of the transverse colon. The tumor was diagnosed as neuroendocrine carcinoma of the transverse colon pathologically with immunohistochemical stains. He died of multiple liver metastases three months after the operation.
ISSN:1345-2843
1882-5133
DOI:10.3919/jjsa.61.2694