A Case of Radiation Induced Rectal Adenocarcinoma.
- Author:
Hye Rang KIM
;
Chi Wook SONG
;
Koo LEE
;
Chang Duck KIM
;
Ho Sang RYU
;
Jin Hai HYUN
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Radiation therapy;
Rectal adenocarcinoma
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma*;
Cervix Uteri;
Colon;
Constriction, Pathologic;
Female;
Humans;
Proctitis;
Rectal Neoplasms;
Rectum;
Ulcer;
Uterus
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1992;12(2):303-306
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The development of colorectai cancer following pelvic irradiation has been a much less common event. A 58-years-old woman presented with tenesmus for 5 months. She had a stage IIb, carcinoma of the cervix for which she underwent radiation therapy in 27 years before. Colonscopic findings revealed polypoid mass and irregular ulceration on the rectum and proctitis associated with stricture that was compatible with her previous history of radiation. Histoyathological examination of the polypectomy specimen disclosed adenocarcinoma. So we reported a case of radiation induced carcinoma of reotum which might be the first case in Korean literature. It therefore, behooves the clinician who follows patients whose carcinoma of the cervix or corpus uteri has been cured by radiation therapy to be vigilant for the subsequent development of colon and rectal cancer.
