Efficacy of colonoscopy after an episode of acute diverticulitis and risk of colorectal cancer.

Background: Diverticular disease of the colon has a high global prevalence. The guidelines suggest performing a colonoscopy 4-6 weeks after the acute episode to exclude colorectal cancer (CRC). However, these recommendations are based on old studies, when computed tomography was not used to diagnose acute diverticulitis (AD).

Benign non-carcinoid neoplasms of the cecal appendix: presentation of 36 cases during the last 17 years in a third level hospital.

Background: The tumors of the cecal appendix are a rare and heterogeneous group of neoplasms with variable prognosis and evolution, its incidence is very low. Mucinous tumors are defined as a dilated cecal appendix due to an abnormal accumulation of mucin, which may be benign or malign. Within these we find the mucoceles, which according to the latest consensus and classifications no longer include them.

[Metástasis cutánea de cáncer de colon: una forma de presentación inusual y tardía a tener en cuenta].

IntroducciÓn: El cáncer colorrectal es un gran problema de salud por su alta incidencia y mortalidad. Las metástasis cutáneas son raras, con una incidencia < 5%.

Caso ClÍnico: Varón con antecedente de colectomía por neoplasia de colon que 6 años después presenta una lesión cutánea.