Two Histologically Different Primary Malignancies: Synchronous Obstructive Descending Colon Adenocarcinoma and Appendicular Carcinoid Tumor
| Autor: | Mohammed N. AlAli, Turki Alshammari, Thamer Bin Traiki, Mohammed Ayesh Zayed, Riyadh Hakami, Sulaiman A. Al-Shammari, Tariq Al-Johani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Colorectal cancer Carcinoid tumors medicine.medical_treatment Carcinoid Tumor Adenocarcinoma 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Descending colon Neoplasms Multiple Primary 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans Colectomy Surgical team Chemotherapy business.industry Colonoscopy Articles General Medicine medicine.disease Bowel obstruction medicine.anatomical_structure Appendiceal Neoplasms 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Colonic Neoplasms Abdomen Female Laparoscopy Radiology business |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal of Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 1941-5923 |
| DOI: | 10.12659/ajcr.921810 |
| Popis: | Patient: Female, 29-year-old Final Diagnosis: Synchronous gastrointestinal carcinoid tumor and colon adenocarcinoma Symptoms: Abdominal distension • abdominal pain • obstipation Medication:— Clinical Procedure: Colectomy • laparoscopic colectomy • total colectomy Specialty: Gastroenterology and Hepatology • Surgery Objective: Unusual clinical course Background: Synchronous primary tumors are defined as 2 or more different histological tumors discovered in one patient at the same time or within a period of 6 months. Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in the United States. Inversely, synchronous colorectal cancer and carcinoid tumors are rare. Carcinoid tumors can be classified into functioning and non-functioning tumors. Carcinoid tumors are steadily increasing in incidence. There is only 1 case reported in the literature as synchronous colorectal cancer and appendicular carcinoid. The difficulty is to manage 2 different types of malignancies at the same time. An optimal medical or chemo-therapy strategy is needed. Case Report: A 29-year-old woman presented to the emergency room carrying with her computerized tomography (CT) abdomen and pelvic images showing bowel obstruction. Investigations confirmed an obstructing descending colon mass. She underwent colonoscopic stenting as emergency treatment with multiple biopsies. The pathology report came back positive for adenocarcinoma, and we planned to proceed with surgery. Intraoperatively, she was found to have an appendicular mass. The surgical team decided to proceed with laparoscopic-assisted subtotal colectomy. The postoperative course was uneventful, with no complications. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 6 in stable condition. Conclusions: Synchronous colorectal cancer and carcinoid tumors are rare malignancies. The challenge is to find an optimal medical or chemotherapy strategy to manage both malignancies. |
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