Adenocarcinoma arising within a colonic diverticulum: report of two cases and review of the literature.
The first reported cases of colonic carcinoma arising within a diverticulum are documented. Although colonic diverticulitis and cancer are common diseases in patients over 60 years of age, cancer arising within a diverticulum is rare. Only close histopathologic scrutiny can differentiate inflammatory changes from neoplasia. Because colonic diverticula are characteristically thin-walled, cancers arising within diverticula may easily penetrate the serosa and first be diagnosed at an advanced stage despite their small size.
Cohn
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Department of Surgery (112A), White River Junction VA, VT 05009-0001.
Weimar
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JA
Fani
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DeSoto-LaPaix
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged