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Metastatic sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma and tumour‐related sarcoid reaction
Author(s) -
De Gregorio Michael,
Brett Andrew J.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.13812
Subject(s) - medicine , adenocarcinoma , malignancy , sigmoid colon , granulomatous disease , colorectal cancer , pathology , colon carcinoma , disease , sarcoidosis , metastatic adenocarcinoma , cancer , rectum
The association between malignancy and tumour‐related sarcoid reaction is well documented, characterised by non‐caseating granulomatous disease in haematological and solid malignancies. Its occurrence in colon cancer is rare and of unclear clinical significance. Herein, we present a case report of a 32‐year‐old woman diagnosed with concurrent metastatic sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma and pulmonary granulomatous disease suggestive of a tumour‐related sarcoid reaction.