Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the colon: a case report and review of literature.
A primary clear cell adenocarcinoma of the colon is a rare oncologic entity. We herein report a case of such a tumor of the sigmoid colon in a 71-year-old woman who was successfully treated by an endoscopic polypectomy in our hospital. We also reviewed the published reports regarding cases of primary clear cell tumors in the colon.
Soga
Koichi
K
Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan. sogatti@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp
Konishi
Hideyuki
H
Tatsumi
Natsuko
N
Konishi
Chika
C
Nakano
Keimei
K
Wakabayashi
Naoki
N
Mitsufuji
Shoji
S
Kataoka
Keisho
K
Okanoue
Takeshi
T
Mukaisho
Ken-Ichi
K
Hattori
Takanori
T
D018262:Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans