title: Malignancy arising in a 41-year-old colonic interposition graft.
abstract: The colon can be used for esophageal reconstruction after an esophagectomy. The development of a malignancy in the colonic interposition graft is rare, with less than 15 cases reported in the literature. We present a case of a 60-year-old male with high-grade dysplasia of the colonic interposition graft used for reconstruction of the esophagus, which developed 41 years after the esophageal reconstruction. The long-term complication of the development of a malignancy must be considered when using the colon for reconstruction especially when the esophageal reconstruction is performed for a benign cause.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Deanna Wan Jie
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Grace Hwei
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Ching Tan
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore. Electronic address: melteo1@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Melissa Ching Ching
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Teo
mesh_terms: D003106:Colon / Q000637:transplantation*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016629:Esophagectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: colonic interposition graft; esophageal reconstruction; malignancy