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A Rare Presentation of Synchronous Colorectal Adenocarcinoma

Synchronous carcinoma is defined as multiple malignant lesions presented in a single patient at initial diagnosis. Synchronous colorectal adenocarcinoma is a rare entity that has been increasingly recognized, likely due to the significant improvement in imaging and diagnostic tools. Making the appro...

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Autores principales: Battah, Arwa, Farouji, Iyad, DaCosta, Theodore R, Okwesili, Byron, Farouji, Abdelhadi, John, Reshma, Gonzalez, Daphne, Lakkasani, Saraswathi, Bains, Yatinder
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10657221/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38021730
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47337
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Sumario:Synchronous carcinoma is defined as multiple malignant lesions presented in a single patient at initial diagnosis. Synchronous colorectal adenocarcinoma is a rare entity that has been increasingly recognized, likely due to the significant improvement in imaging and diagnostic tools. Making the appropriate diagnosis of synchronous colorectal cancer has a major role in the management's determination and treatment plans. Herein, we are reporting a case of a 73-year-old gentleman who was diagnosed with synchronous colorectal adenocarcinoma with two masses in the left colon and was treated initially surgically followed by chemotherapy.