An Unusual Presentation of Metastatic Squamous Cell Cervical Carcinoma Involving the Distal Ileum Mimicking Crohn’s Disease

Both primary and secondary malignant diseases may present with a clinical, radiological and/or endoscopic picture resembling Crohn’s disease. In this report, a 64-year-old woman previously treated surgically and with radiation for stage I B squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix presented with diarrh...

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Main Authors: Eric M Yoshida, Hugh Chaun, Kenneth D Swenerton, Kenneth W Berean, Gregor I McGregor
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 1994-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/694092
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author Eric M Yoshida
Hugh Chaun
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description Both primary and secondary malignant diseases may present with a clinical, radiological and/or endoscopic picture resembling Crohn’s disease. In this report, a 64-year-old woman previously treated surgically and with radiation for stage I B squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix presented with diarrhea and had endoscopic findings simulating Crohn’s disease. Biopsies and subsequent laparotomy revealed that the lesions were metastatic cervical carcinoma involving the terminal ileum.
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spelling doaj-art-85668726da394710af42934ce0ed25392025-02-03T01:23:07ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79001994-01-018532332510.1155/1994/694092An Unusual Presentation of Metastatic Squamous Cell Cervical Carcinoma Involving the Distal Ileum Mimicking Crohn’s DiseaseEric M Yoshida0Hugh Chaun1Kenneth D Swenerton2Kenneth W Berean3Gregor I McGregor4Departments of Medicine, Pathology and Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartments of Medicine, Pathology and Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartments of Medicine, Pathology and Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartments of Medicine, Pathology and Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartments of Medicine, Pathology and Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaBoth primary and secondary malignant diseases may present with a clinical, radiological and/or endoscopic picture resembling Crohn’s disease. In this report, a 64-year-old woman previously treated surgically and with radiation for stage I B squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix presented with diarrhea and had endoscopic findings simulating Crohn’s disease. Biopsies and subsequent laparotomy revealed that the lesions were metastatic cervical carcinoma involving the terminal ileum.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/694092
spellingShingle Eric M Yoshida
Hugh Chaun
Kenneth D Swenerton
Kenneth W Berean
Gregor I McGregor
An Unusual Presentation of Metastatic Squamous Cell Cervical Carcinoma Involving the Distal Ileum Mimicking Crohn’s Disease
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title An Unusual Presentation of Metastatic Squamous Cell Cervical Carcinoma Involving the Distal Ileum Mimicking Crohn’s Disease
title_full An Unusual Presentation of Metastatic Squamous Cell Cervical Carcinoma Involving the Distal Ileum Mimicking Crohn’s Disease
title_fullStr An Unusual Presentation of Metastatic Squamous Cell Cervical Carcinoma Involving the Distal Ileum Mimicking Crohn’s Disease
title_full_unstemmed An Unusual Presentation of Metastatic Squamous Cell Cervical Carcinoma Involving the Distal Ileum Mimicking Crohn’s Disease
title_short An Unusual Presentation of Metastatic Squamous Cell Cervical Carcinoma Involving the Distal Ileum Mimicking Crohn’s Disease
title_sort unusual presentation of metastatic squamous cell cervical carcinoma involving the distal ileum mimicking crohn s disease
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1994/694092
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