Synchronous colonic malignancy

Authors

  • Prasad Dasharath Hake Department of Surgery, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Hospital, Amravati, Maharashtra
  • Narayan Pundalik Umale Department of Surgery, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Hospital, Amravati, Maharashtra
  • Atul Uttamrao Yadgire Department of Surgery, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Hospital, Amravati, Maharashtra
  • Kaustubh Madhusudan Sarda Department of Surgery, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Hospital, Amravati, Maharashtra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20162963

Keywords:

Abdominal discomfort, Caecum and descending colon, Bowel thickening, Adenocarcinoma, Chemotherapy

Abstract

Synchronous colorectal neoplasias, defined as 2 or more primary tumors identified in the same patient and at the same time, are caused by common genetic and environmental factors. Since intraoperative palpation can miss up to 69% of the SN, currently, synchronous neoplastic lesions are usually diagnosed at a preoperative staging by colonoscopy or virtual colonoscopy; according to data from literature, 3% of the patients with SN are affected by different types of malignant lesions while 33-55% shows villous adenomas. Literature also confirms the presence of primitive synchronous cancers; malignant synchronous lesions are very rare, showing the following incidence: between 0,17% and 0.69% in case of 2-3 synchronous lesions, 0.19% in case of 4-5 synchronous lesions. The most voluminous synchronous cancer is called "first primitive" or "index" cancer. When the index cancer is located in the caecum, the incidence of left colon synchronous cancers is higher than when the index cancer is located in the left colon. Colorectal adenomas standard treatment is usually represented by endoscopic polypectomy; indeed only 5% of synchronous colorectal lesions require a surgical treatment.

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Published

2016-12-18

How to Cite

Hake, P. D., Umale, N. P., Yadgire, A. U., & Sarda, K. M. (2016). Synchronous colonic malignancy. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 4(9), 4212–4215. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20162963

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