Adenocarcinoma arising within a colonic diverticulum: report of two cases and review of the literature.
Adenocarcinoma arising within a colonic diverticulum: report of two cases and review of the literature.
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结肠憩室内发生的腺癌:两例报告及文献复习。
作者:
Cohn Kh;Weimar Ja;K. Fani;F. Desoto
The first reported cases of colonic carcinoma arising within a diverticulum are documented. Although colonic diverticulitis and cancer are common diseases in patients over 60 years of age, cancer arising within a diverticulum is rare. Only close histopathologic scrutiny can differentiate inflammatory changes from neoplasia. Because colonic diverticula are characteristically thin-walled, cancers arising within diverticula may easily penetrate the serosa and first be diagnosed at an advanced stage despite their small size.