Solitary Cecal Ulcer: A Case Report

Solitary cecal ulcer is a rare disease. Its etiology is unknown and there are no pathognomonic symptoms. There are rare reports mimicking carcinoma as seen in this case. A 64 year-old woman presented with a history of intermittent right lower abdominal pain for 20 years and worsening for 1 year. Col...

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Published inFrontiers in surgery Vol. 9; p. 819519
Main Authors Li, Chun Qiang, He, An-Qi, Liu, Gang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 01.04.2022
Subjects
abdominal pain
cecal ulcer
colonic neoplasms
colorectal diseases
inflammatory bowel disease
Surgery
colonic neoplasms
abdominal pain
colorectal diseases
cecal ulcer
inflammatory bowel disease
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Summary:Solitary cecal ulcer is a rare disease. Its etiology is unknown and there are no pathognomonic symptoms. There are rare reports mimicking carcinoma as seen in this case. A 64 year-old woman presented with a history of intermittent right lower abdominal pain for 20 years and worsening for 1 year. Colonoscopy revealed an enormous cecal ulcer. The PET-CT showed increased metabolism of the lesion. She underwent a right hemicolectomy. Histopathological examination revealed chronic non-specific inflammation. A rare diagnosis of the solitary cecal ulcer was ultimately made. Solitary cecal ulcer is a rare, idiopathic entity. It mimics inflammatory bowel disease, malignancy, infection, etc. The comprehensive images of this case describe the characteristics of the disease.
Bibliography:Reviewed by: Sami Akbulut, Inönü University, Turkey; Pushpa Mahadevan, Lakeshore Hospital, India
Edited by: Vincenzo Neri, University of Foggia, Italy
This article was submitted to Visceral Surgery, a section of the journal Frontiers in Surgery
These authors have contributed equally to this work and share first authorship
ISSN:2296-875X
2296-875X
DOI:10.3389/fsurg.2022.819519