Descending Colon Cancer Coincident with Schistosoma japonicum in an 89-year-old Male.
Acta Med Okayama
; 76(3): 355-358, 2022 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
An 89-year-old male came to the hospital with a complaint of abdominal distension. Abdominal computed tomography showed wall thickening in the descending colon and marked dilatation of the proximal colon, and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy demonstrated a stenosis in the descending colon. Although a biopsy from the stenotic lesion showed calcified eggs of Schistosoma japonicum with no malignant findings, we suspected malignant involvement, so we performed a descending colectomy with regional lymph node dissection. Pathological examination revealed a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma. The colon cancer was diagnosed as pT4bN0M0, Stage IIc. The patient's history as a resident of one of the formerly endemic areas of Japan suggests that he may have carried S. japonicum for a long time, and that it may have contributed to carcinogenesis.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Schistosoma japonicum
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Adenocarcinoma
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Neoplasias del Colon
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Aged80
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Animals
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Humans
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Male
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En
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Acta Med Okayama
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2022
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Article