Abstract
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States. Relative to a 5-year survival rate, CRC patients diagnosed with localized disease accrue a 90% survival rate while those diagnosed with distant-stage disease maintain 14% survival. Mucinous adenocarcinoma (MAC) is a unique subtype of CRC characterized by the presence of extracellular mucin occupying 50% of tumor expansion. Fistula complications of colonic malignancy have rarely been reported and more commonly occur as complications of diverticulitis. Colocolic fistulae are atypical consequences of colon cancer, which have been rarely reported. We wish to report a unique case of malignant ceco-sigmoid fistula formation in an asymptomatic patient diagnosed with cecal MAC.
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Recommended Citation
Rutyna J, Stratton P, Sharma R, Baratta AV. Colocolic Fistula: A Rare Consequential Presentation of Cecal Mucinous Adenocarcinoma. Advances in Clinical Medical Research and Healthcare Delivery. 2023; 3(4). doi: 10.53785/2769-2779.1179.
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