A Case of Resected Type 4 Rectal Cancer with Difficulty in Preoperative Diagnosis

We reported a case of Type 4 rectal cancer performed laparoscopic surgery. A 73-year-old man had diarrhea and constipation and underwent colonoscopy. From the first colonoscopy, histological findings of biopsy showed non-neoplastic cells. The results of colonoscopy strongly suggested the possibility...

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Published inGan to kagaku ryoho Vol. 50; no. 4; p. 532
Main Authors Yamashita, Shinya, Matsushita, Kazuko, Kitada, Ryuki, Jokoji, Ryu, Kawada, Natsuko, Wakahara, Chika, Nagai, Kenichi, Ota, Hideo, Ikushima, Hirofumi, Arisaka, Yoshifumi, Mizuno, Hitoshi
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan 01.04.2023
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Aged
Humans
Laparoscopy
Lymph Nodes - pathology
Lymphatic Metastasis
Male
Rectal Neoplasms - drug therapy
Rectal Neoplasms - pathology
Rectal Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:We reported a case of Type 4 rectal cancer performed laparoscopic surgery. A 73-year-old man had diarrhea and constipation and underwent colonoscopy. From the first colonoscopy, histological findings of biopsy showed non-neoplastic cells. The results of colonoscopy strongly suggested the possibility of Type 4 rectal cancer. Therefore, we performed colonoscopy twice and he was diagnosed Type 4 rectal cancer. Computed tomography revealed no distant metastasis. He underwent radical laparoscopic surgery. The histopathological diagnosis was pStage Ⅲc(The 9th edition). He then received adjuvant chemotherapy but was relapsed at bones and lymph nodes. He died 18 months later after surgery.
ISSN:0385-0684