Collision tumor of the large bowel in the context of advanced pregnancy and ulcerative colitis

Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2008 Nov;7(6):402-5. doi: 10.3816/CCC.2008.n.054.

Abstract

A woman aged 33 years, during week 30 of pregnancy, presented with metastatic, high-grade neuroendocrine cancer. Investigation revealed a collision-type primary tumor of the large bowel, containing adenocarcinoma and neuroendocrine elements. Platinum-based chemotherapy resulted in a divergent pathologic response as assessed after colectomy. The diagnosis and classification of mixed endocrine-exocrine tumors of the colon are discussed, along with treatment considerations.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Colitis, Ulcerative / complications*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Colonoscopy
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / diagnosis*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / therapy*
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed