Mucinous adenocarcinoma emerging in sigmoid colon neovagina 40 years after its creation: a case report

Abstract

BACKGROUND: We reported our experience of adenocarcinoma of sigmoid colon neovagina. CASE PRESENTATION: A 67-year-old female with a history of neovagina construction for Rokitansky syndrome complained of vaginal bleeding. She had a mucinous adenocarcinoma at the anterior aspect of the neovagina. Her original surgery, using sigmoid colon to construct the artificial vagina, was 40 years ago CONCLUSIONS: This patient's case may contribute to our understanding of carcinogenesis in the colon.