Medullary colon carcinoma in a patient with serrated polyposis: an extremely rare association.
We present the case of a 55-year-old woman with no relevant medical history diagnosed with serrated polyposis following a screening colonoscopy in 2021. In March 2024, a suspicious polypoid lesion was identified in the hepatic flexure. Histological analysis confirmed a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. After neoadjuvant chemotherapy, a subtotal colectomy was performed, and the surgical specimen revealed a medullary colon carcinoma, a very rare subtype of adenocarcinoma. The patient is currently disease-free and undergoes colonoscopies every six months. This case highlights the importance of endoscopic follow-up in serrated polyposis and, to our knowledge, this would be the first documented case of medullary carcinoma in a patient with serrated polyposis.
Authors
- Adolfo Suárez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7149-6814)
- Clara González Rodríguez
- María Antonia Palacio-Galán
- E. Villanueva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7216-6583)
- Helena González Sánchez
- Blanca Mesonero de la Cruz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3911-5926)
Institutions
- Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17235/reed.2025.11382/2025
- Primary Topic
- Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00