title: Primary de novo adenocarcinoma of the colon measuring 8 mm in diameter with lymph node metastases. Report of a case.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical Center of Delaware, Wilmington 19899.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Herrera
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hanna
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Petrelli
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D011379:Prognosis