Descending Colon Cancer Associated with Intussusception-Report of a Case-

Karimata, Hiroyuki; Ikematsu, Yoshito; Fujitani, Kenji; Inokuma, Takamitsu; Matsuo, Kei; Kuroda, Hiroaki; Yamamoto, Takao; Nishiwaki, Yoshiro; Kida, Hideo; Waki, Shinji

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“…These intussusceptions are frequently located in the flexible portions of the colon, for example the sigmoid colon or cecum [ 5 , 6 ]. Intussusception of the descending colon is rarer because the descending colon is anatomically fixed to the retroperitoneum [ 4 ]. Incomplete fixation between the retroperitoneum and descending colon might result in the presently described condition.…”

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“…We herein describe a case of adult intussusception of the descending colon caused by a malignant tumor. Intussusception of the descending colon generally does not readily occur because the descending colon is anatomically fixed to the retroperitoneum [ 4 ]. Moreover, this patient had undergone chemotherapy for lymph node recurrence of stomach cancer for about 4 years, which could not prevent colon cancer.…”

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Adult Intussusception Caused by Descending Colon Cancer during Chemotherapy of Stomach Cancer Recurrence

Fukuchi¹,

Tsukagoshi²,

Sakurai

et al. 2012

Case Rep Gastroenterol

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Intussusception in adults is uncommon, and it is rare in the descending colon because of its fixation to the retroperitoneum. We herein describe a case of intussusception caused by descending colon cancer. A 74-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for treatment of vomiting and abdominal pain. He had undergone chemotherapy for lymph node recurrence of stomach cancer for about 4 years. Computed tomography revealed a ‘target mass’ with a tumor in the descending colon. We diagnosed his illness as intussusception of a descending colon tumor and performed emergency laparotomy. Conservative resection was performed following anastomosis after reduction of the intussusception. The tumor was pathologically diagnosed as poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma with neuroendocrine features. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of an intussusception caused by descending colon cancer incidentally diagnosed during chemotherapy for stomach cancer recurrence.

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