Primary adenocarcinoma arising at an ileostomy site: an unusual cause of bowel obstruction

Aust N Z J Surg. 1989 Nov;59(11):898-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1989.tb07037.x.

Abstract

Adenocarcinoma of the ileostomy stoma is a rare complication of ileostomy. An instance of adenocarcinoma of the ileostomy stoma, which presented as a small bowel obstruction, is reported in a 58 year old woman who had nearly a 30-year history of abdominal problems that had been treated conservatively.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / complications*
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Colonic Neoplasms / complications*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ileal Diseases / etiology*
  • Ileostomy*
  • Intestinal Obstruction / etiology*
  • Intestine, Large / pathology
  • Metaplasia
  • Middle Aged