Goblet cell adenocarcinoma of the ascending colon: An underrecognized diagnostic pitfall

Faten Limaiem; Sahir Omrani; Mohamed Hajri

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6822

Goblet cell adenocarcinoma of the ascending colon: An underrecognized diagnostic pitfall

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Jan 11;11(1):e6822. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6822. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Authors

Faten Limaiem^{1

2}, Sahir Omrani^{1

3}, Mohamed Hajri^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Tunis Faculty of Medicine University of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia.
² Pathology Department University Hospital Mongi Slim La Marsa Marsa Tunisia.
³ General Surgery Department University Hospital Mongi Slim La Marsa Marsa Tunisia.

Abstract

Goblet cell adenocarcinomas (GCA) are infrequent neoplasms of the digestive system that exhibit both mucinous and neuroendocrine differentiation. They predominate in the appendix and rarely involve the colon. Herein, the authors report a case of GCA involving the ascending colon in a 60-year-old woman who presented with severe anemia.

Keywords: anemia; cancer; colon; extra appendiceal goblet cell carcinoid; goblet cell adenocarcinoma; immunohistochemistry; pathology.

Publication types

Case Reports