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Mucinous adenocarcinoma emerging in sigmoid colon neovagina 40 years after its creation: a case report

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WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
Volume 13, Issue -, Pages -

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BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
DOI: 10.1186/s12957-015-0636-0

Keywords

Colon cancer; Neovagina; Surgery

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  1. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [15K10108] Funding Source: KAKEN

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Background: We reported our experience of adenocarcinoma of sigmoid colon neovagina. Case presentation: A 67-year-old female with a history of neovagina construction for Rokitansky syndrome complained of vaginal bleeding. She had a mucinous adenocarcinoma at the anterior aspect of the neovagina. Her original surgery, using sigmoid colon to construct the artificial vagina, was 40 years ago Conclusions: This patient's case may contribute to our understanding of carcinogenesis in the colon.

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