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J Clin Pathol 2009;62:282-283 doi:10.1136/jcp.2008.060996
  • Case report

Chemotherapy induced carcinoma–adenoma regression in the caecum

  1. J E Abela1,
  2. D M Wright1,
  3. A Hennessy2,
  4. F Roberts3,
  5. J R Anderson1
  1. 1
    Department of Surgery, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK
  2. 2
    Department of Oncology, Beatson Oncology Centre, Glasgow, UK
  3. 3
    Department of Pathology, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
  1. Mr J E Abela, Department of Surgery, Southern General Hospital, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow, UK; jeabela{at}hotmail.com
  • Accepted 17 October 2008

Abstract

The case of a male patient with synchronous oesophago-gastric junction (OGJ) and caecal adenocarcinomas is reported. His management is described, particularly the administration of neoadjuvant chemotherapy targeting his upper gastrointestinal cancer. Synchronous gastrectomy and hemicolectomy were performed. Histopathological examination of the surgical specimen confirmed the OGJ cancer but only identified a caecal adenoma. This is believed to be the first description of chemotherapy induced reversal of the adenoma–carcinoma sequence.

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