Disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow from rectal cancer: A case report

Kenta Yoshida; Takao Oyama; Takenori Takahata; Sae Kudo; Yuki Sato; Taro Saito; Takafumi Mikami; Chieko Itabashi; Yasushi Soma; Shinsaku Fukuda

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3810

Disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow from rectal cancer: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Jan 18;9(3):1483-1489. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3810. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Authors

Kenta Yoshida^{1

2}, Takao Oyama^{1

2}, Takenori Takahata³, Sae Kudo^{1

2}, Yuki Sato¹, Taro Saito¹, Takafumi Mikami¹, Chieko Itabashi⁴, Yasushi Soma¹, Shinsaku Fukuda²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastrointestinal Medicine and Internal Medicine Kuroishi General Hospital Kuroishi Japan.
² Department of Gastroenterology and Hematology Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine Hirosaki Japan.
³ Department of Oncology Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicin Hirosaki Japan.
⁴ Department of Diagnostic Pathology Hachinohe City Hospital Hachinohe Japan.

Abstract

A 66-year-old man presented with worsening dyspnea. A colonoscopy revealed an elevated lesion at the rectosigmoid junction. The biopsy specimen and bone marrow aspiration demonstrated adenocarcinoma, leading to a diagnosis of disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow. Because chemotherapy proved effective, he survived until 333 days after admission.

Keywords: adenocarcinoma; chemotherapy; disseminated carcinomatosis; metastasis.

Publication types

Case Reports