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Endoscopy 1981; 13(6): 251-253
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1021699
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A Case of Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome Developing After Hemi-Colectomy

K. Ikeda* , Y. Sannohe* , H. Murayama**
  • *Second Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 34 Nanakuma, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 814-01, Japan
  • **First Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 34 Nanakuma, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 814-01, Japan
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17 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

A 57-year-old male presented with abrupt melena. Numerous polypoid lesions were found in the stomach and colon accompanied by characteristic ectodermal changes of the Cronkhite Canada syndrome. He had undergone a left side hemicolectomy for colon cancer 3 years previously. Two months after the operation, he had noticed hyperpigmentation of the skin, alopecia and chronic diarrhea. Subsequently, after 8 months, the presence of numerous polypoid lesions in the remnant colon and the rectum was established. This is the first reported case in which features of the Cronkhite-Canada syndrome have developed after resection for colon cancer.

Key words:

Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome - Gastrointestinal polyposis - Colon cancer