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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2008; 14(7): 1137-1140
Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1137
Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1137
Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the colon: A case report and review of literature
Koichi Soga, Hideyuki Konishi, Natsuko Tatsumi, Chika Konishi, Keimei Nakano, Naoki Wakabayashi, Shoji Mitsufuji, Keisho Kataoka, Takeshi Okanoue, Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, Japan
Ken-Ichi Mukaisho, Takanori Hattori, Department of Pathology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan
Correspondence to: Koichi Soga, MD, Molecular Gastro-enterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan. sogatti@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp
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Received: September 10, 2007
Revised: December 11, 2007
Published online: February 21, 2008
Revised: December 11, 2007
Published online: February 21, 2008
Abstract
A primary clear cell adenocarcinoma of the colon is a rare oncologic entity. We herein report a case of such a tumor of the sigmoid colon in a 71-year-old woman who was successfully treated by an endoscopic polypectomy in our hospital. We also reviewed the published reports regarding cases of primary clear cell tumors in the colon.
Keywords: Adenoma-carcinoma sequence, Clear cell carcinoma, Colonic adenoma, Colon cancer, Endoscopic polypectomy