Background. A case report of a nonhealing ulcer of the tongue histologically proven to be adenocarcinoma. Method. A 92-year-old man underwent clinical, immunochemistry, and imaging investigation. Results. Tests confirmed a distant metastasis of a primary colorectal carcinoma. Conclusion. Metastasis from colorectal carcinoma to the oral cavity is primarily to bone, but non-healing ulcers of the ...

Colorectal carcinoma is the second most common cause of death in Canada. Because there is a precursor lesion (that is, the polyp), screening is critically important to prevent the disease through polyp removal-and failing that, to detect colorectal carcinoma at an early stage, when it can be cured. Several screening modalities are available, but colonoscopy is considered the best. People should...

Metastasis from colorectal carcinoma occurs by either lymphatic or hematogenous spread. The most common sites of colorectal metastasis are the liver and lung. Involvement of the skin, muscles and bones are quite rare. The prognosis in such patients is usually poor. Herewith, we are reporting a case of colonic carcinoma who had cutaneous metastasis, muscular involvement and diffuse skeletal meta...

Metastatic carcinoma from colorectal cancer to the uterine cervix is rare. We report a case of metastatic carcinoma from a right colon cancer to the cervix with vaginal extension 3 years after primary treatment. Our report highlights the importance of immunohistochemical analysis to determine the origin of uterine cervix cancer in the event of adenocarcinoma in a patient with a history of color...

Colorectal carcinoma represents the fourth most common cancer and the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States. Approximately 150,000 new cases and 56,000 deaths are predicted for 1997. Evidence exists that a reduction in mortality from colorectal carcinoma is feasible through early detection and removal of polyps. Guidelines for screening and surveillance have been establi...

the United States. A family history of colon cancer is a strong risk factor for development of the disease. Dietary factors have also been associated with the development of colorectal cancer. This article reviews the epidemiology, pathogenesis, genetics, clinical presentation, staging, and treatment of colorectal cancer. Surgical and adjuvant therapies for both colonic and rectal cancers are d...

Materials and methods Malignant autologous epithelial cells of 10 colorectal carcinoma patients were separated by cell culture procedures. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were stimulated with their mitomycin treated autologous tumour cells or allogeneic SW742 colorectal carcinoma cell line. The expression of CD3, CD56, NKG2D and NKp44 were detected with flowcytometry and reverse tran...

Frizzled homolog 3 receptor was up-regulated in several gastrointestinal cancers such as esophageal and gastric cancers. Moreover, frizzled homolog 3 has recently reported to be expressed in colorectal adenoma specimens. In the present study, we investigated the clinical significance of frizzled homolog 3 protein in colorectal cancer patients. Using immunocytochemical staining, frizzled homolog...

Myelofibrosis and gallbladder carcinoma are both very rare diseases. This case report describes a patient with a history of myelofibrosis and colorectal carcinoma who was diagnosed with colorectal liver metastases. Surgery was performed to remove the metastases, and on site, the gallbladder was removed because of involvement in one of the liver lesions. After pathological examination, a primary...

Acetylator phenotype has been determined using sulfamethazine in 109 patients histologically diagnosed with colorectal carcinoma (resected in 74 patients by the time of the study) and in 96 age-matched controls. Fifty-five % of patients and 58.3% of controls were classified as slow acetylators (x2 = 0.11, not significant). No differences were observed in the distribution of acetylator phenotype...