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A segment of the transverse colon can be used for gastric reconstruction after a total gastrectomy. This report presents the case of a 68-year-old woman with primary adenocarcinoma of the colon in a segment used for reconstruction after a total gastrectomy. The interposed colon developed colon carcinoma 9 years after the gastric reconstruction. The possibility of a primary carcinoma arising in a gastric colon interposition must be considered when employing the transverse colon as a gastric substitute.
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Kuwabara, Y., Kimura, M., Mitsui, A. et al. Adenocarcinoma arising in a colonic interposition following a total gastrectomy: Report of a case. Surg Today 39, 800–802 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-008-3932-2
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