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Adenocarcinoma arising in a sigmoid diverticulum: Report of a case

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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A case of adenocarcinoma arising in a sigmoid diverticulum is presented. A patient who had colonic diverticulosis was found to have one diverticular lumen distended by tumor mass. Microscopically, this was seen to be adenocarcinoma arising from the diverticular mucosa. Apparently, this is the first reported case of adenocarcinoma arising in an intact diverticulum of the colon.

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  1. Laboratory Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, 1310 24th Ave., South, 37203, Nashville, Tennessee

    Rhett C. McCraw M.D., Stanley M. Wilson M.D., F. M. Brown M.D. &  William A. Gardner Jr. M.D.

  2. Department of Pathology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina

    Rhett C. McCraw M.D., Stanley M. Wilson M.D., F. M. Brown M.D. &  William A. Gardner Jr. M.D.

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McCraw, R.C., Wilson, S.M., Brown, F.M. et al. Adenocarcinoma arising in a sigmoid diverticulum: Report of a case. Dis Colon Rectum 19, 553–556 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02590952

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