Small pedunculated tubular adenoma of the colon with carcinoma restricted to the head, invasion of lymphatics and widespread metastases. Case report and review of the literature.
The case of a 66 year old woman who died of metastatic adenocarcinoma is reported. The origin of the tumor was found at autopsy to be a focal carcinoma in the head of a small pedunculated tubular adenoma at the recto-sigmoidal junction. Nine similar case reports from the literature are briefly presented.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000473:pathology*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis