Disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow from rectal cancer: A case report

A 66‐year‐old man presented with worsening dyspnea. A colonoscopy revealed an elevated lesion at the rectosigmoid junction. The biopsy specimen and bone marrow aspiration demonstrated adenocarcinoma, leading to a diagnosis of disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow. Because chemotherapy prove...

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Autores principales: Yoshida, Kenta, Oyama, Takao, Takahata, Takenori, Kudo, Sae, Sato, Yuki, Saito, Taro, Mikami, Takafumi, Itabashi, Chieko, Soma, Yasushi, Fukuda, Shinsaku
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7981614/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33768873
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3810
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Sumario:A 66‐year‐old man presented with worsening dyspnea. A colonoscopy revealed an elevated lesion at the rectosigmoid junction. The biopsy specimen and bone marrow aspiration demonstrated adenocarcinoma, leading to a diagnosis of disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow. Because chemotherapy proved effective, he survived until 333 days after admission.

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