Adenocarcinoma in the Intrathoracic Transposed Colon.

Iascone, Clemente; Urbani, Laura; Cavicchi, Flavia; Mascioli, Federico; Sorrentino, Martina; Pronio, Annamaria; Sterpetti, Antonio V · Ann Thorac Surg · 2019

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Patients who had esophagectomy with colon interposition for benign disease have long survivals. Adenocarcinoma arising in the interposed colon is a possible event. We describe a 65-year-old woman in whom we performed 37 years ago an esophagectomy with left colon interposition for lye-induced strictures. At endoscopy an obstructing adenocarcinoma in the interposed colon was detected. She underwent complete endoscopic removal of the tumor. The woman is in good general condition, with a regular diet and without evidence of recurrent disease, 5 years later.

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