[A Case of Solitary Inguinal Lymph Node Metastasis 15 Years after Colorectal Cancer Surgery]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2024 Apr;51(4):445-447.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

The patient is a 69-year-old man. 17 years ago, a colectomy was performed for colorectal cancer, and a disseminated nodule was found during the operation, so the disseminated nodule was also resected. After the surgery, 12 courses of FOLFOX4 were administered, and there was no recurrence thereafter. He was diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma 12 years after the colectomy and underwent liver resection. Fifteen years after the colectomy, a mass shadow appeared in the right inguinal region, and inguinal lymph node metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma or colorectal cancer was suspected. In the same year, he underwent the tumor resection and histopathological diagnosis revealed colon cancer inguinal lymph node metastasis. After the lymph node resection, he has been followed up for 2 years with no recurrence of colorectal cancer. It is extremely rare to have a solitary inguinal lymph node recurrence 15 years after colon surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Colectomy*
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Lymphatic Metastasis*
  • Male
  • Time Factors