Synchronous trifocal colorectal cancer.
Synchronous colorectal cancers (SCRCs) have been increasingly diagnosed due to emerging diagnostic modalities. The presence of three or more synchronous colorectal cancers has, however, only rarely been reported. A 76-year-old white man presented for management of two concurrent colorectal adenocarcinomas in the left colon evidenced on total colonoscopy. Preoperative abdominal ultrasonography and thoracoabdominal computed tomography were negative for metastatic disease. The patient underwent an elective left hemicolectomy. The pathology report ultimately showed the presence of three moderately differentiated, distinct colorectal cancers. The patient experienced an uneventful recovery.
Second Department of Propedeutic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
Petros
P
Charalampoudis
Second Department of Propedeutic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
Georgios C
GC
Sotiropoulos
Second Department of Propedeutic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
Stylianos
S
Kykalos
Second Department of Propedeutic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
Paraskevas
P
Stamopoulos
Second Department of Propedeutic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
Gregory
G
Kouraklis
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