Intussusception due to vanishing colon cancer with metastasis of the regional lymph nodes: Report of a case

Authors
Fujino, Y Fujio, Y Shimada, E Okazaki, A
Citation
Y. Fujino et al., Intussusception due to vanishing colon cancer with metastasis of the regional lymph nodes: Report of a case, SURG TODAY, 30(2), 2000, pp. 188-190
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
SURGERY TODAY-THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF SURGERY
ISSN journal
09411291 → ACNP
Volume
30
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
188 - 190
Database
ISI
SICI code
0941-1291(2000)30:2<188:IDTVCC>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
We present herein a case report of vanishing colon cancer with intussuscept ion, A 70-year-old man with hematochezia was admitted to our hospital. Preo perative images showed hens due to a colonic tumor. At operation, normograd e intussusception without any tumor was recognized at the sigmoid colon, in terestingly, the regional lymph nodes were found to he invaded by tubular a denocarcinoma cells, thus suggesting that the colon cancer existed before t he necrosis of the wall took place.