Cronkhite-Canada syndrome associated with carcinoma of the sigmoid colon: report of a case.
Cronkhite-Canada syndrome is generally accepted as being a benign disorder. We herein present a 66-year-old-male patient with Cronkhite-Canada syndrome who had a carcinoma of the sigmoid colon along with multiple colonic polyps, which included juvenile-type polyps, adenomas, and hyperplastic polyps. In the world literature, there have been 34 cases of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome associated with colorectal carcinoma among the 280 reported cases of this syndrome. This report thus adds to the growing evidence that Cronkhite-Canada syndrome may be a premalignant condition for colorectal carcinoma. A periodic examination of the colon is therefore advised in order to detect any development of colorectal carcinoma at an early stage.
Nakatsubo
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Department of Surgery, Himi City Hospital, Toyama, Japan.
Wakasa
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Kiyosaki
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Matsui
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K
Konishi
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F
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*