A case report of two instances of colorectal hepatoid adenocarcinoma, accompanied by a comprehensive literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study aimed to explore the clinical and pathological characteristics, survival outcomes, and prognostic factors of colorectal hepatoid adenocarcinoma.

Methods

We performed two cases of colorectal hepatoid adenocarcinoma treated at the Oncology Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University. We also reviewed literature up to the present and performed a retrospective study of colorectal hepatoid adenocarcinoma.

Results

Among the 39 patients included in this study, 28 had primary tumors in the colon, 9 in the rectum, and 2 in the rectosigmoid junction. The median age was 52 years (range 31-75 years); 28 patients (71.8%) were male. Out of the 32 patients for whom survival data were available, 24 patients succumbed to disease-related cause

SUBMITTER: Zhang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10725335 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature