[A case of small intestinal signet ring cell carcinoma in Crohn's disease]

Korean J Gastroenterol. 2007 Jul;50(1):51-5.
[Article in Korean]

Abstract

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are well known risk factors of intestinal cancer in relation to the extent and duration of disease. Rarely, small bowel cancer can develop after a longstanding inflammation of Crohn's disease with a relatively higher incidence than the general population. Signet ring cell carcinoma is a rare condition among intestinal cancers, and the diagnosis or detection is more difficult if the cancer originates from the small bowel. We report a case of a 30-year old female in whom signet ring cell carcinoma of ileum was diagnosed after a 15-year history of Crohn's disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / diagnosis*
  • Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / etiology
  • Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / pathology
  • Colonoscopy
  • Crohn Disease / complications*
  • Crohn Disease / diagnosis
  • Crohn Disease / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ileal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Ileal Neoplasms / etiology
  • Ileal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed