BACKGROUND The gastrointestinal tract is a well-known extranodal site of lymphoma.B-cell lymph-oma is the most common type,while T-cell lymphoma is uncommon.Primary gastrointestinal lymphoma mainly occurs in the stoma...BACKGROUND The gastrointestinal tract is a well-known extranodal site of lymphoma.B-cell lymph-oma is the most common type,while T-cell lymphoma is uncommon.Primary gastrointestinal lymphoma mainly occurs in the stomach and small intestine,and the colon is less frequently involved,especially in females.CASE SUMMARY A 45-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for physical examination.Gastroenteroscopy revealed a visible pedunculated polyp in the transverse colon,for which endoscopic submucosal dissection(ESD)was performed.Pathology suggested highly active proliferation of T lymphocytes with atypical hyperplasia.CONCLUSION A middle-aged female patient was found to have colonic T-cell lymphoma by endoscopy.The lesion was successfully removed by ESD,and the surgical margin was negative.It is essential to raise awareness of colonic T-cell lymphoma and choose the appropriate treatment.展开更多
BACKGROUND Large pedunculated colorectal polyps are not frequent among colonic polyps.We present a clinical case of a large pedunculated colorectal polyp with signet ring cell cancer infiltrating the submucosa and lym...BACKGROUND Large pedunculated colorectal polyps are not frequent among colonic polyps.We present a clinical case of a large pedunculated colorectal polyp with signet ring cell cancer infiltrating the submucosa and lymph node invasion in a patient who ultimately underwent additional surgery.Clinicians should attach importance to pedunculated colorectal polyps and choose the most appropriate therapy.CASE SUMMARY A 52-year-old female farmer underwent routine screening colonoscopy and denied constipation,diarrhea,hematochezia,or other gastrointestinal symptoms.Her past medical history and general biochemical examination results were unremarkable.During the colonoscopy,a 25-mm pedunculated polyp in the sigmoid colon was identified.The superficial epithelium was macroscopically congestive,rough,and granular,showing characteristic features of adenoma.We first ligated the root of the pedunculated polyp using nylon loops as well as a titanium clip.Histopathological examination revealed high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia of the tumor surface and a negative margin with signet ring cell adenocarcinoma infiltrating the submucosal layer.The deepest infiltration was approximately 0.9 cm from the tumor surface and 0.55 cm from the stratum basale.We performed radical resection of the left colon with lymph node dissection after two weeks.The lesion was completely resected,and pathological assessment revealed signet ring cell adenocarcinoma infiltrating the submucosal layer as well as lymph node invasion(stage PT1N1M0 and grade IIIA in pathological grading,NRAS-,BRAF V600E-,KRAS-).CONCLUSION This case highlights the importance of paying attention to the malignancy of large pedunculated polyps.Polyps or adenomas removed via endoscopy must be evaluated histologically.Even if adenomas may be fragile,endoscopy doctors should still remove polyps as completely as possible and choose perpendicular sections through the stalk and base to fix by formaldehyde solution.展开更多
A review of the development of the key performance metrics of endoscopic mucosal resection(EMR),learning from the experience of the establishment of widespread colonoscopy quality measurements.Potential future perform...A review of the development of the key performance metrics of endoscopic mucosal resection(EMR),learning from the experience of the establishment of widespread colonoscopy quality measurements.Potential future performance markers for both colonoscopy and EMR are also evaluated to ensure continued high quality performance is maintained with a focus service framework and predictors of patient outcome.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND The gastrointestinal tract is a well-known extranodal site of lymphoma.B-cell lymph-oma is the most common type,while T-cell lymphoma is uncommon.Primary gastrointestinal lymphoma mainly occurs in the stomach and small intestine,and the colon is less frequently involved,especially in females.CASE SUMMARY A 45-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for physical examination.Gastroenteroscopy revealed a visible pedunculated polyp in the transverse colon,for which endoscopic submucosal dissection(ESD)was performed.Pathology suggested highly active proliferation of T lymphocytes with atypical hyperplasia.CONCLUSION A middle-aged female patient was found to have colonic T-cell lymphoma by endoscopy.The lesion was successfully removed by ESD,and the surgical margin was negative.It is essential to raise awareness of colonic T-cell lymphoma and choose the appropriate treatment.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81702367the Science and Technology Development Funds of Ningbo of China(Normal Program),No.2020F028.
文摘BACKGROUND Large pedunculated colorectal polyps are not frequent among colonic polyps.We present a clinical case of a large pedunculated colorectal polyp with signet ring cell cancer infiltrating the submucosa and lymph node invasion in a patient who ultimately underwent additional surgery.Clinicians should attach importance to pedunculated colorectal polyps and choose the most appropriate therapy.CASE SUMMARY A 52-year-old female farmer underwent routine screening colonoscopy and denied constipation,diarrhea,hematochezia,or other gastrointestinal symptoms.Her past medical history and general biochemical examination results were unremarkable.During the colonoscopy,a 25-mm pedunculated polyp in the sigmoid colon was identified.The superficial epithelium was macroscopically congestive,rough,and granular,showing characteristic features of adenoma.We first ligated the root of the pedunculated polyp using nylon loops as well as a titanium clip.Histopathological examination revealed high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia of the tumor surface and a negative margin with signet ring cell adenocarcinoma infiltrating the submucosal layer.The deepest infiltration was approximately 0.9 cm from the tumor surface and 0.55 cm from the stratum basale.We performed radical resection of the left colon with lymph node dissection after two weeks.The lesion was completely resected,and pathological assessment revealed signet ring cell adenocarcinoma infiltrating the submucosal layer as well as lymph node invasion(stage PT1N1M0 and grade IIIA in pathological grading,NRAS-,BRAF V600E-,KRAS-).CONCLUSION This case highlights the importance of paying attention to the malignancy of large pedunculated polyps.Polyps or adenomas removed via endoscopy must be evaluated histologically.Even if adenomas may be fragile,endoscopy doctors should still remove polyps as completely as possible and choose perpendicular sections through the stalk and base to fix by formaldehyde solution.
文摘A review of the development of the key performance metrics of endoscopic mucosal resection(EMR),learning from the experience of the establishment of widespread colonoscopy quality measurements.Potential future performance markers for both colonoscopy and EMR are also evaluated to ensure continued high quality performance is maintained with a focus service framework and predictors of patient outcome.