Serous endometrial carcinoma metastatic to the sigmoid colon masquerading as a primary colon cancer detected by bowel obstruction
Metastasis of endometrial carcinoma to the colon is extremely rare. Diagnosing a colon tumor as a metastasis from endometrial carcinoma is challenging during preoperative examinations. Therefore, in patients with a history of endometrial carcinoma, the possibility that the primary site might be the uterus should be considered.
Authors
- Tetsuya Kajimoto
- Tetsuro Shimura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0203-4293)
- Kazuto Tsuboi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8126-431X)
- Naoko Fukushima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7656-3198)
- Toshimasa Suzuki
Institutions
- Jikei University School of Medicine (JP)
- Shizuoka General Hospital (JP)
- Fujieda Municipal General Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgical Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-024-02073-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57