Latent Lymphocytic Enterocolitis Associated with Celiac Disease Manifesting after Resection for Colon Cancer: Case Report and Review of the Literature | Zendy

Vikram Tangri | Zendy; David K. Driman | Zendy; Nilesh Chande | Zendy

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Latent Lymphocytic Enterocolitis Associated with Celiac Disease Manifesting after Resection for Colon Cancer: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Author(s) -

Vikram Tangri,

David K. Driman,

Nilesh Chande

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

canadian journal of gastroenterology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1916-7237

pISSN - 0835-7900

DOI - 10.1155/2008/874765

Subject(s) - lymphocytic colitis , medicine , enterocolitis , gastroenterology , intraepithelial lymphocyte , colitis , disease , pathological , adenocarcinoma , collagenous colitis , inflammatory bowel disease , colorectal cancer , pathology , cancer , colonoscopy , epithelium

Lymphocytic colitis, a cause of chronic watery diarrhea, is histologically characterized by increased intraepithelial lymphocytosis. Studies have associated this disorder with celiac disease, although there are no reports of patients with both lymphocytic colitis and colon cancer. The present case report describes a patient with lymphocytic colitis, which manifested five years after he presented with a cecal adenocarcinoma, and three years following a diagnosis of celiac disease. Pathological review of his initial resection specimen demonstrated lymphocytic enterocolitis, indicating a five-year latency in the presentation of this disease.

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