Case Report
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2015; 7(6): 94-97
Published online Jun 27, 2015. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v7.i6.94
Adenocarcinoma arising at ileostomy sites: Two cases and a review of the literature
Lauren Procaccino, Sameer Rehman, Alexander Abdurakhmanov, Peter McWhorter, Nicholas La Gamma, Madhu C Bhaskaran, James Maurer, Gregory M Grimaldi, Horacio Rilo, Jeffrey Nicastro, Gene Coppa, Ernesto P Molmenti, John Procaccino
Lauren Procaccino, Sameer Rehman, Alexander Abdurakhmanov, Peter McWhorter, Nicholas La Gamma, Madhu C Bhaskaran, James Maurer, Gregory M Grimaldi, Horacio Rilo, Jeffrey Nicastro, Gene Coppa, Ernesto P Molmenti, John Procaccino, Department of Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY 11030, United States
Author contributions: Procaccino L made the initial research and reviewed the manuscript; Rehman S and Abdurakhmanov A contributed to researching, reviewing the manuscript, the manuscript composition and patient care; Abdurakhmanov A collected the data; McWhorter P contributed to reviewing the manuscript and the photography credit; La Gamma N, Bhaskaran MC, Rilo H, Nicastro J and Coppa G reviewed, edited and researched the manuscript; Maurer J contributed to reviewing and editing the manuscript and patient care; Grimaldi GM contributed to the radiology interpretation and image credit, and reviewing and editing the manuscript; Molmenti EP reviewed, edited, designed, researched the manuscript; Procaccino J made the initial idea to do literature search and surgery, and contributed to reviewing and editing the manuscript and patient care.
Ethics approval: These case reports and literature review did not require IRB approval. Patient confidentiality was maintained.
Informed consent: Patients provided informed consent.
Conflict-of-interest: We report no conflicts of interest.
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Correspondence to: Ernesto P Molmenti, MD, PhD, MBA, Department of Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, 300 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030, United States. emolment@nshs.edu
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Received: August 30, 2014
Peer-review started: August 30, 2014
First decision: November 27, 2014
Revised: December 29, 2014
Accepted: May 5, 2015
Article in press: May 6, 2015
Published online: June 27, 2015
Core Tip

Core tip: A rare and late complication of ileostomy creation is carcinoma arising from the ileostomy site. Physicians and patients should be aware of this phenomenon and require regular physical exams. Any and all parastomal lesions should be biopsied to rule out adenocarcinoma at the ileostomy site.