Development of colon cancer in a patient with longstanding colonic diffuse ganglioneuromatosis: a case report
- Author:
Jin Sun OH
1
;
Seung Wook HONG
;
Jin Hee NOH
;
Jiyoung YOON
;
Hyo Jeong KANG
;
Young Soo PARK
;
Dong-Hoon YANG
;
Jeong-Sik BYEON
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Clinical Endoscopy 2022;55(3):452-457
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Colonic diffuse ganglioneuromatosis is an extremely rare disease in which multiple tumors derived from the ganglion cells, nerve fibers, and supporting cells are distributed in the colon. It is generally considered to be a benign neoplastic condition and is occasionally associated with rare hereditary conditions such as neurofibromatosis type I or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B. Here, we report a case of a patient in whom colon cancer developed 12 years after the initial diagnosis of colonic diffuse ganglioneuromatosis, which suggests a possible association between colonic diffuse ganglioneuromatosis and colorectal cancer.
