Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Search research articles

Related Experiment Videos

Mucosal carcinoma within a colonic diverticulum.

T Kikuchi¹, H Kotanagi, H Kon

¹Department of Surgery, Akita University School of Medicine, Japan.

Journal of Gastroenterology

|October 27, 1999

Summary

A rare case of cecal diverticulum carcinoma and adenoma was found. Surgical resection is recommended due to perforation risk and potential malignancy, offering a safer treatment than endoscopic options.

Related Experiment Videos

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

A single amino acid substitution in SED-2 β-lactamase leads to increased inhibitor resistance and an extended substrate spectrum.

Microbiology spectrum·2025

Same author

Immunohistochemical investigation of lymphatic vessel formation control in mouse tooth development: lymphatic vessel-forming factors and receptors in tooth development in mice.

Tissue & cell·2012

Same author

Giant Multilocular Fusiform Aneurysm of the Posterior Cerebral Artery. Report of a Case Treated by Parent Artery Occlusion Together with Intra-aneurysmal Embolisation.

Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences·2010

Same author

Three cases of small hepatocellular carcinoma presenting as obstructive jaundice.

HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association·2008

Same author

A composite adenoma and carcinoid tumor in a single rectal polyp.

Endoscopy·2007

Same author

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the spleen: report of a case and literature review.

Abdominal imaging·2006

Area of Science:

Gastroenterology
Surgical Oncology

Background:

Tumors arising within diverticula, particularly in the cecum, are exceptionally rare.
Diverticula lack muscular coats, increasing risks associated with endoscopic procedures.