Primary de novo adenocarcinoma of the colon measuring 8 mm in diameter with lymph node metastases. Report of a case.
Colonic adenocarcinomas measuring less than 10 mm are rare. Herein, we report a carcinoma measuring 8 mm in diameter associated with subserosal extension through a "locus minoris resistentiae" and metastases to lymph nodes, an association not previously reported. No residual adenomatous tissue was found, suggesting a de novo carcinoma.
Herrera
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Department of Surgery, Medical Center of Delaware, Wilmington 19899.
Hanna
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S
Castillo
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Petrelli
N J
NJ
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D011379:Prognosis