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Adenocarcinoma arising from colonic duplication cyst with metastasis to omentum: A case report
Author(s) -
Hsu Haw,
Gueng MeinKai,
Tseng YunHsuan,
Wu ChengChung,
Liu PiHaw,
Chen Clayton ChiChang
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20739
Subject(s) - medicine , gene duplication , cyst , gastrointestinal tract , differential diagnosis , adenocarcinoma , metastasis , greater omentum , pathology , radiology , surgery , cancer , biochemistry , gene , chemistry
Gastrointestinal tract duplications are uncommon congenital abnormalities. Carcinoma arising from duplication cyst is extremely rare, not to mention metastasis to other organs. We present a case of adenocarcinoma arising from a colonic duplication cyst with invasion of the serosa and metastasis to the omentum in a 40‐year‐old man. Duplication cysts should be included in the differential diagnosis of cystic masses of the gastrointestinal tract. Because these lesions occur so infrequently, they are often not suspected until encountered intraoperatively. The specific findings and advantages of sonography are reviewed. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011