title: Primary adenocarcinoma arising at an ileostomy site: an unusual cause of bowel obstruction.
abstract: Adenocarcinoma of the ileostomy stoma is a rare complication of ileostomy. An instance of adenocarcinoma of the ileostomy stoma, which presented as a small bowel obstruction, is reported in a 58 year old woman who had nearly a 30-year history of abdominal problems that had been treated conservatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Repatriation General Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Ewing
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Manolas
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007081:Ileostomy; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000473:pathology; D008679:Metaplasia; D008875:Middle Aged