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ReviewMedicine2017

Immature enteric ganglion cells were observed in a 13-year-old colon signet ring cell carcinoma patient: A case report and literature review.

Huili Li, Kun Huang, Hui Wang, Lin Wang, Ming Yang, Lixia Wang, Rong Lin, Hongli Liu, Jinbo Gao, Xiaoming Shuai and 4 more

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Review in Medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A rare cause of intestinal obstruction in children: signet-ring cell adenocarcinoma of the colon.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Huili LiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery Institution of Cardiology, Union Hospital Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medicine and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science Center for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Department of Clinical Laboratory Department of Pathology Department of Radiology Division of Gastroenterology Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Kun Huang
Hui Wang
Lin Wang
Ming Yang
Lixia Wang
Rong Lin
Hongli Liu
Jinbo Gao
Xiaoming Shuai
Xinghua Liu
Kaixiong Tao
Guobin Wang
Zheng Wang
Tissue Regeneration Systems (United States) · USUnion Hospital · CNHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CNMinistry of Science and Technology · VNSwiss Institute for Regenerative Medicine · CHUnion Hospital · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationaleAll the enteric ganglion cells are fully mature by 2 to 5 years of age in human. No one had reported the presentation of immature enteric ganglion cells in elder ones. Colorectal carcinoma is also rare in the adolescent population. The coincidence of these 2 rare events in a 13-year-old boy has never been reported elsewhere, which may suggest some linkage between them. PATIENT CONCERN: A 13-year-old boy presented with progressive abdominal pain and melena for 3 months. Computed tomography (CT) scan and endoscopic ultrasonography showed significant abnormality in the transverse colon characteristic of marked mural thickening. The biopsy results indicated signet ring cell carcinoma. DIAGNOSES: A 13-year-old male patient with advanced colon signet ring cell carcinoma. In addition, immature but not mature ganglion cells could be observed in almost all of the slices of the resected nontumorous area of the specimen.

interventionsThe transverse colon tumor was resected and the subsequent histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of primary colon signet ring cell carcinoma. Then the patient received adjuvant chemotherapy and biological target therapies subsequently. OUTCOMES: After 6 cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy and biological target therapies, metastasis was however detected within a year. LESSONS: In this case, a 13-year-old male patient with advanced colon signet ring cell carcinoma were presented. Unexpectedly, immature ganglion cells could be observed in almost all of the slices of the resected nontumorous area of the specimen. It is critical to raise medical awareness and improve the diagnosis and treatment of the signet ring cell carcinoma. This malignancy and the immature ganglion cells may be associated, possibly caused by some unidentified genetic defects. Genome sequencing, histopathological examination, and long-term follow-up of young patients with related diseases, would help further reveal the potential relationship between tumorigenesis and ganglion cells' immaturity, contributing to understanding the molecular mechanisms.

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AdolescentCarcinoma, Signet Ring CellColonic NeoplasmsEnteric Nervous SystemHumansMaleNeurons

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PMID28640080
PMCPMC5484188
OpenAlexW2654408022

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