Abstract:Colorectal carcinoma is common worldwide and its metastasis represents the main cause of mortality related to the disease. Inguinal metastization of this tumor has been considered almost impossible, owing to colon anatomy and its cranial lymphatic drainage. We report the case of a 63-year-old man submitted to laparoscopical sigmoid colectomy, due a sigmoid adenocarcinoma. During follow-up, a right inguinal lymphadenopathy with 25 mm was detected. Fine needle aspiration biopsy revealed that it was a colon adeno… Show more
“…There is a report of an atypical presentation of carcinoma sigmoid with right inguinal nodal involvement. 7 However, a presentation similar to our case was not found in any of the case reports.…”
“…There is a report of an atypical presentation of carcinoma sigmoid with right inguinal nodal involvement. 7 However, a presentation similar to our case was not found in any of the case reports.…”
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