A case report of endocrine cell carcinoma in the sigmoid colon with inferior mesenteric vein tumor embolism

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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2009; 15(2): 248-251
Published online Jan 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.248

Table 1 Review of the literature

Clinical features of 87 patients with endocrine cell carcinoma
Characteristic
Sex M/F (n = 87)	44/43
Average age (Yr, n = 87)	60.4 (34-89)
Location ( n = 87)	Appendix: 2
	Cecum: 9
	Ascending colon: 17
	Transverse colon: 9
	Descending colon: 2
	Sigmoid colon: 1
	Rectum: 47
Depth (n = 66)	m-sm: 5
	Mp: 10
	a1/ss: 20
	a2/se: 23
	ai/si: 8
Lym (n = 44)	Positive 38
	Negative 6
V (n = 44)	Positive 32
	Negative 12
N (n = 59)	Positive 46
	Negative 13
H (n = 56)	Positive 11
	Negative 45
Prognosis (death n = 56)	> 6 mo: 22
	> 1 year: 19
	>= 1 year: 15

V: Venous invasions; N: Lymph node metastases; H: Liver metastases.

Citation: Tanoue Y, Tanaka N, Suzuki Y, Hata S, Yokota A. A case report of endocrine cell carcinoma in the sigmoid colon with inferior mesenteric vein tumor embolism. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(2): 248-251
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i2/248.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.248

Tanoue Y, Tanaka N, Suzuki Y, Hata S, Yokota A. A case report of endocrine cell carcinoma in the sigmoid colon with inferior mesenteric vein tumor embolism. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(2): 248-251 [PMID: 19132778 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.248]

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