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Case Reports
. 2010 Nov:14 Suppl 1:S65-6.
doi: 10.1007/s10151-010-0632-x.

Colonic cancer in a patient with intestinal malrotation: a case report

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Colonic cancer in a patient with intestinal malrotation: a case report

A Michalopoulos et al. Tech Coloproctol. 2010 Nov.

Abstract

We present a case of a 76-year-old patient with intestinal malrotation, with incomplete rotation of the small intestine and abnormal positioning of the duodenum and superior mesenteric vessels over the transverse colon. Furthermore, the patient suffered of a concomitant cancer of the ascending colon.

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