Intest Res.  2011 Apr;9(1):61-65. 10.5217/ir.2011.9.1.61.

Primary Linitis Plastica of the Colon with Mucinous Adenocarcinoma in Young Woman

• Suh JH
• Shin HD
• Shin JE
• Namgung H

• KMID: 1452480
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2011.9.1.61

Abstract

Adenocarcinoma is the most common pathologic diagnosis, representing >95% of colorectal cancers; mucinous adenocarcinoma (MA) accounts for 10-15% and SRC accounts for 0.1-2.4% of colorectal cancers. MA is defined as a tumor with > or =50% mucin. Patients with MAs have a poor prognosis, a higher proportion of peritoneal metastases, and present at a more advanced stage of disease. Linitis plastica involving the colon and rectum is usually a metastatic lesion from gastric cancer and other organs, such as the prostate, gallbladder, and breast. Primary linitis plastica of the colon is very rare. We managed a case of colon cancer occurring in a 19-year-old female with a histologic diagnosis of mucinous adenocarcinoma and morphologic features of linitis plastica. Herein we report a rare case of primary linitis plastica of the colon with a review of the literature.

Keyword

Colorectal Cancer; Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous; Linitis Plastica

MeSH Terms

Adenocarcinoma
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous
Breast
Colon
Colonic Neoplasms
Colorectal Neoplasms
Female
Gallbladder
Humans
Linitis Plastica
Mucins
Neoplasm Metastasis
Prognosis
Prostate
Rectum
Stomach Neoplasms
Young Adult
Mucins