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We report herein the case of a 54-year-old woman who developed a recurrence of carcinoma in a stapled colon stump 2 years after undergoing an anterior resection for carcinoma of the rectosigmoid colon. At this time an end to end anastomosis (EEA) stapler had been used to perform a side-to-end anastomosis. The implantation of cancer cells was thought to have caused the recurrence.
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Tsunoda, A., Shibusawa, M., Kawamura, M. et al. Recurrent colonic cancer developing at the site of a stapled stump: Report of a case. Surg Today 27, 457–459 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02385713
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