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World J Clin Cases. Sep 16, 2021; 9(26): 7901-7908
Published online Sep 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i26.7901
Delayed diagnosis of ascending colon mucinous adenocarcinoma with local abscess as primary manifestation: Report of three cases
Shang-Zhi Han, Rong Wang, Kun-Ming Wen
Shang-Zhi Han, Rong Wang, Kun-Ming Wen, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou Province, China
Author contributions: Wen KM put forward the idea of the article; Han SZ and Wen KM were both the patients’ doctors in charge and performed surgical treatment; Han SZ collected the case data and completed the writing of the article; Wang R and Wen KM revised the article.
Supported by the Science and Technology Fund Foundation of Guizhou, No. [2017]5733-053; and the Science and Technology Fund Foundation of Zunyi City, No. [2019]69.
Informed consent statement: All patients provided informed written consent before therapy.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare that they have no financial relationships to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Kun-Ming Wen, MD, Chief Doctor, Professor, Surgeon, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, No. 149 Dalian Road, Huichuan District, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou Province, China. doctober2020@163.com
Received: April 10, 2021
Peer-review started: April 10, 2021
First decision: May 11, 2021
Revised: May 24, 2021
Accepted: July 22, 2021
Article in press: July 22, 2021
Published online: September 16, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: This paper presents three cases of delayed diagnosis of mucinous adenocarcinoma in the ascending colon with local abscess (caused by non-intestinal perforation) as the primary manifestation and emphasizes the importance of colonoscopy in the early diagnosis and surgical treatment of this malignancy.