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Abstract
The first reported cases of colonic carcinoma arising within a diverticulum are documented.
Although colonic diverticulitis and cancer are common diseases in patients over 60
years of age, cancer arising within a diverticulum is rare. Only close histopathologic
scrutiny can differentiate inflammatory changes from neoplasia. Because colonic diverticula
are characteristically thin-walled, cancers arising within diverticula may easily
penetrate the serosa and first be diagnosed at an advanced stage despite their small
size.
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Publication history
Accepted:
November 12,
1991
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© 1993 Published by Elsevier Inc.
