Date of Presentation
5-3-2018 8:00 AM
College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
This is a unique case of a female with an acute bout of diverticulitis who six weeks later on follow up colonoscopy, was found to have signet ring cell colon carcinoma. The purpose is to deliver awareness of this rare type of colon malignancy, emphasize the continued need for screening colonoscopy, and to provide the reader with a distinct and thought provoking spin on the conventional diagnosis of diverticulitis.
Keywords
carcinoma, signet ring cell, colorectal neoplasms, diverticulitis, colonoscopy
Disciplines
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Digestive System Diseases | Medicine and Health Sciences | Neoplasms
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Commons, Digestive System Diseases Commons, Neoplasms Commons
A Case of Signet Ring Cell Colon Carcinoma Initially Presenting As Acute Diverticulitis
This is a unique case of a female with an acute bout of diverticulitis who six weeks later on follow up colonoscopy, was found to have signet ring cell colon carcinoma. The purpose is to deliver awareness of this rare type of colon malignancy, emphasize the continued need for screening colonoscopy, and to provide the reader with a distinct and thought provoking spin on the conventional diagnosis of diverticulitis.