INTRODUCTION We present the case of a patient with two tumors in his left kidney and a synchronous colon cancer. While coexisting tumors have been previously described in the same kidney or the kidney and other organs, or the colon and other organs, to the best of our knowledge no such concurrency of three primary tumors has been reported in the literature to date. CASE PRESENTATION A 72-year...

BACKGROUND The incidence of axillary lymph node metastasis (ALNM) of colon cancer is very low, and there have been only a few reports of solitary ALNM. Neither the mechanism involved in solitary colon cancer ALNM nor the proper treatment has been elucidated. We encountered a case of solitary left ALNM after curative resection of carcinoma at the colostomy site. CASE PRESENTATION A 53-year-old...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study is to evaluate the single port access technique in colorectal disease, as regards its suitability to oncological criteria, reliability, safety and reproducibility of the technique. A descriptive and prospective case study is performed describing the preliminary results of our series. MATERIAL AND METHODS We present a series of 24 patients with colorectal dis...

Anthropometric factors have been associated with colorectal cancer and adenomas but with conflicting results in women or regarding adenoma characteristics. The authors aimed to explore associations between anthropometric factors (height, weight, body mass index, waist and hip circumferences, and weight changes) and adenoma risk. They analyzed the 17,391 women of the French Etude épidémiologique...

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a fairly uncommon malignancy, comprising only 3% of malignancies in adults [1]. Symptoms related to gastrointestinal involvement of this tumor rarely present, although up to 4% of patients with RCC have small-bowel metastases. Direct colonic invasion by RCC is extremely rare due to the retroperitoneal location of the kidneys and mesocolon. A thorough search of the ...

Objective- This study was conducted to make a full understanding of the anatomic and ultrasonographic characteristics of digestive canal in Persian Sturgeon and provide standard approaches for performing digestive tract ultrasonography on this sturgeon species.Design - Experimental studyAnimals - 30 mature Persian sturgeons (Asipenc...

Actinomycosis is a chronic; pseudotumoral with suppurated areas disease caused by an anaerobic grampositive organismand has been surnamed “the great mime” [1]. An 82 years old Caucasian female presented in our department with signs of a transverse colon tumor that appeared to infiltrate the left rectus muscle posterior sheet. CT scan, Barium enema, colonoscopy could not settle the diagnosis and...

OBJECTIVE The incorporation of bowel segments for urinary tract reconstruction may induce intestinal mucosal changes with the development of metabolic, nutritional, gastrointestinal and carcinogenic complications. The early histological and histochemical changes of the intestinal mucosa in contact with the feces-urine mixture, are evaluated in the present study. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twelve r...

Objectives: Considerable differences are known between proximal and distal colon, these include embryological, anatomical, histological, biochemical, physiological characteristics. Above mentioned distinctions may influence development of variable clinico-morphological entities. Multifunctional antiapoptotic protein survivin participates in regulation cell cycle, apoptotic cascades, stimulates ...

OBJECTIVE We assessed the optimal time interval between endoscopic stenting and subsequent surgery in patients with obstructive left-sided colon cancer. METHODS We reviewed the medical records of patients who underwent endoscopic colonic stenting for obstructive left-sided colon cancer between January 2009 and January 2012. Patients who had successful endoscopic intervention as a bridge to su...