Korean J Intern Med.
2012 Mar;27(1):103-106. 10.3904/kjim.2012.27.1.103.
Adenocarcinoma Arising in a Duplication of the Cecum
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jhcmd@hanyang.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Surgery, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 1776574
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2012.27.1.103
Abstract
- Intestinal duplications are rare developmental abnormalities that may occur anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract. The possibility of a malignant change occurring in these duplications is very low. We present a case of adenocarcinoma arising in a duplication of the cecum. A 41-year-old male patient was admitted because of a palpable abdominal mass. Abdominal computed tomography revealed a 6-cm, peripheral wall-enhanced, round, cystic mass in the cecal area. Excision of the mesenteric mass and a right hemicolectomy was performed. Upon histologic examination, the patient was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma arising in a duplication of the cecum.
