Primary Linitis Plastica of the Colon with Mucinous Adenocarcinoma in Young Woman.
- Author:
Ji Hyun SUH
1
;
Hyun Deok SHIN
;
Jeong Eun SHIN
;
Hwan NAMGUNG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Colorectal Cancer; Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous; Linitis Plastica
- MeSH: Adenocarcinoma; Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous; Breast; Colon; Colonic Neoplasms; Colorectal Neoplasms; Female; Gallbladder; Humans; Linitis Plastica; Mucins; Neoplasm Metastasis; Prognosis; Prostate; Rectum; Stomach Neoplasms; Young Adult
- From:Intestinal Research 2011;9(1):61-65
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Adenocarcinoma is the most common pathologic diagnosis, representing >95% of colorectal cancers; mucinous adenocarcinoma (MA) accounts for 10-15% and SRC accounts for 0.1-2.4% of colorectal cancers. MA is defined as a tumor with > or =50% mucin. Patients with MAs have a poor prognosis, a higher proportion of peritoneal metastases, and present at a more advanced stage of disease. Linitis plastica involving the colon and rectum is usually a metastatic lesion from gastric cancer and other organs, such as the prostate, gallbladder, and breast. Primary linitis plastica of the colon is very rare. We managed a case of colon cancer occurring in a 19-year-old female with a histologic diagnosis of mucinous adenocarcinoma and morphologic features of linitis plastica. Herein we report a rare case of primary linitis plastica of the colon with a review of the literature.
