Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma Of The Ileum – A Case Report And Review Of Literature

摘要

A 17-year-old female presented with signs of subacute intestinal obstruction, was investigated and found to have a terminal small-bowel stricture. She was put on empirical AKT along with steroids, but there was no improvement. She was posted for elective laparoscopy to rule out Crohn’s/Koch’s disease. Laparoscopically assisted right hemicolectomy was done for terminal ileum stricture. The specimen showed a firm to hard stenotic terminal ileum. Histopathology revealed the diagnosis of signet ring cell carcinoma. Introduction The small bowel rarely develops neoplasms. The majority of them are found in the colon or stomach. Malignant tumors of the small intestine are rare, most of them being adenocarcinomas, and are more common in the duodenum. These adenocarcinomas are well to moderately differentiated. Signet ring cell carcinomas are a rare variant of small bowel tumor. We present a case report of a young patient who suffered from signet cell carcinoma of the small bowel. Case Report A 17-year-old female was admitted with complaints of colicky abdominal pain, abdominal distension and episodes of bilious vomiting.She was managed conservatively, as she refused all investigations.She came back to us with no relief of symptoms.She was then investigated at our hospital.X-ray of the abdomen (standing)