Adenosquamous carcinoma of the sigmoid colon treated by the less invasive procedures of endoscopy and laparoscopy: report of a case

Surg Today. 2009;39(11):994-7. doi: 10.1007/s00595-009-3961-5. Epub 2009 Nov 1.

Abstract

A 51-year-old man demonstrated a positive finding for a fecal occult blood test during a screening examination. Total colonoscopy was therefore performed, and a semi-pedunculated polyp was detected in the sigmoid colon. Although this polyp was suspected of invading the submucosal layer, it was removed endoscopically because the preoperative diagnosis was well-differentiated adenocarcinoma. The pathological findings revealed adenosquamous carcinoma that had invaded the submucosal layer with lymphatic invasion. A laparoscopic bowel resection was then performed and a histopathological examination of the surgical specimen showed metastasis to two regional lymph nodes. The patient is alive and recurrence-free 22 months after the operation. Adenosquamous carcinoma has been reported to be rare and to possess a highly metastatic potential. It consists of both squamous cells and glandular cell components. We report a case of adenosquamous carcinoma of the sigmoid colon treated by less invasive approaches consisting of an endoscopic mucosal resection and a subsequent laparoscopic colectomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Adenosquamous / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma, Adenosquamous / surgery*
  • Colectomy / methods*
  • Colon, Sigmoid / surgery*
  • Colonoscopy / methods*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Mucosa / pathology
  • Intestinal Mucosa / surgery
  • Laparoscopy / methods*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sigmoid Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Sigmoid Neoplasms / surgery*