Adenocarcinoma of the colon: an unusual case.
A case of carcinoma of the ascending colon in a young woman is reported. The case is unusual in several features including the age at onset, the lack of predisposing familial or pre-malignant conditions, and the subsequent course of the patient. The case illustrates the apparent spontaneous regression of an adenocarcinoma.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous