A Pink Herring in the Colon: A Case Report of Eosinophilic Colitis Masking Invasive Adenocarcinoma of the Colon
Joint Authors
Milne, David Malcolm
Rattan, Jason
Muddeen, Alyssa
Rambhajan, Amrit A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-03-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Eosinophilic colitis is an inflammatory condition in which the wall of the colon becomes infiltrated by eosinophils which stain densely pink on microscopy.
It is an uncommon clinical entity which has a long list of differential diagnoses.
We present a case of a patient whose biopsy at colonoscopy revealed eosinophilic colitis which led to a delay in the diagnosis and subsequent treatment of colon cancer.
A 35-year-old male presented with a six-week history of right lower quadrant abdominal pain associated with diarrhoea and weight loss.
Colonoscopy showed an inflamed cecum; computed tomography revealed a small ascitic fluid collection in the right iliac fossa.
Biopsy showed eosinophilic colitis, and he was treated conservatively with albendazole and mesalamine.
The patient failed to improve over the following month with continued weight loss.
A repeat CT scan showed a right iliac fossa mass.
A right hemicolectomy was performed with histopathology from the specimen showing mucinous adenocarcinoma.
Eosinophilic colitis can mask colon cancer and should be considered a diagnosis of exclusion.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Milne, David Malcolm& Rattan, Jason& Muddeen, Alyssa& Rambhajan, Amrit A.. 2020. A Pink Herring in the Colon: A Case Report of Eosinophilic Colitis Masking Invasive Adenocarcinoma of the Colon. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151430
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Milne, David Malcolm…[et al.]. A Pink Herring in the Colon: A Case Report of Eosinophilic Colitis Masking Invasive Adenocarcinoma of the Colon. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151430
American Medical Association (AMA)
Milne, David Malcolm& Rattan, Jason& Muddeen, Alyssa& Rambhajan, Amrit A.. A Pink Herring in the Colon: A Case Report of Eosinophilic Colitis Masking Invasive Adenocarcinoma of the Colon. Case Reports in Surgery. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151430
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1151430