Adenocarcinoma arising in interposed colon - Report of a case

A rare occurrence of primary adenocarcinoma arising in an interposed colon nearly seven years after the surgery is described. Remarkably, there were n o symptoms from a large mass In the transposed bowel. Diagnosis was made fo rtuitously while searching for the cause of the patient's iron-deficiency a nemia. The rationale for careful preoperative screening of the colonic segm ent intended for transplant to exclude pre-existing pathology is reemphasiz ed. The various methods of evaluating the postoperative colon graft and the ir advantages and limitations are discussed.