A case of appendix adenocarcinoma associated with ulcerative colitis

Yohsuke Fukumoto; Yuh Kobayashi; Shizuki Takemura; Kiyosumi Maeda; Fumiyasu Nakamura; Osamu Inatomi; Akira Andoh; Hiromitsu Ban

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4768

A case of appendix adenocarcinoma associated with ulcerative colitis

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Aug 30;9(9):e04768. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4768. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Authors

Yohsuke Fukumoto¹, Yuh Kobayashi¹, Shizuki Takemura², Kiyosumi Maeda³, Fumiyasu Nakamura¹, Osamu Inatomi⁴, Akira Andoh⁴, Hiromitsu Ban¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology Kusatsu General Hospital Kusatsu Japan.
² Division of Pathology Kusatsu General Hospital Kusatsu Japan.
³ Division of Radiology Kusatsu General Hospital Kusatsu Japan.
⁴ Department of Medicine Shiga University of Medical Science Kusatsu Japan.

Abstract

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic relapsing inflammatory disorder of the colon. Patients with UC have an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer. However, appendix adenocarcinoma associated with UC is extremely rare.

Keywords: adenoma‐carcinoma sequence; appendix adenocarcinoma; dysplasia.

Publication types

Case Reports