Intestinal malrotation associated with colon cancer in an adult: report of a case.
Intestinal malrotation is a congenital anomaly of intestinal rotation and fixation that generally becomes symptomatic during the neonatal period. However, it rarely occurs in adulthood, and synchronous colon cancer is even rarer. This report presents the case of a 45-year old man who suffered from intestinal malrotation associated with colon cancer.
Ren
Pei-Tu
PT
Department of General Surgery, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing, 312000, Zhejiang Province, PR China.
Lu
Bao-Chun
BC
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003082:Colectomy; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D004065:Digestive System Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000969:Antinematodal Agents