A case of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome developing after hemi-colectomy.
A 57-year-old male presented with abrupt melena. Numerous polypoid lesions were found in the stomach and colon accompanied by characteristic ectodermal changes of the Cronkhite Canada syndrome. He had undergone a left side hemicolectomy for colon cancer 3 years previously. Two months after the operation, he had noticed hyperpigmentation of the skin, alopecia and chronic diarrhea. Subsequently, after 8 months, the presence of numerous polypoid lesions in the remnant colon and the rectum was established. This is the first reported case in which features of the Cronkhite-Canada syndrome have developed after resection for colon cancer.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications*; D003082:Colectomy; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications*; D013577:Syndrome