Early stage clear cell adenocarcinoma coexisting with tubular adenoma and adenoma with clear cell change in the colon
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Multidimensional Coculture System to Model Lung Squamous Carcinoma Progression
Published on: March 17, 2020
Tomomasa Tochio1, Youichirou Baba2, Hiroki Asakawa3
1Department of Gastroenterology, Suzuka General Hospital, 1275-53, Yamanohana, Yasuzuka, Suzuka, Japan. toto306052@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Primary clear cell adenocarcinoma (CCA) of the colorectum is rare. We report a case of a 57-year-old man with early-stage CCA with conventional tubular adenoma and tubular adenoma with clear cell change in the transverse colon, diagnosed with image-enhanced endoscopy. The tumor was then treated with endoscopic submucosal dissection. The endoscopic findings characteristic of clear cell adenoma/adenocarcinoma could not be identified. Therefore, similar diagnostic tools as for conventional colorectal adenoma/cancer were considered. The pathogenesis of the clear cell change was unknown, but it might appear with the progression of the malignancy.
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