Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the rectum: a case report and literature review

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the rectum is a rare occurrence with an incidence rate of 0.1–0.25% per 1,000 cases. Herein, we report a case of a 52-year-old female who presented with a 2-month history of diffuse lower abdominal pain and hematochezia. Abdominal CT scan revealed a 7-cm irregular re...

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Autores principales: Vyas, Neil, Ahmad, Sumair, Bhuiyan, Khaled, Catalano, Carmine, Alkhawam, Hassan, Sogomonian, Robert, Nguyen, James, Walfish, Aaron, Aron, Joshua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4942521/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27406458
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v6.31708
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Sumario:Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the rectum is a rare occurrence with an incidence rate of 0.1–0.25% per 1,000 cases. Herein, we report a case of a 52-year-old female who presented with a 2-month history of diffuse lower abdominal pain and hematochezia. Abdominal CT scan revealed a 7-cm irregular rectal mass, and the biopsy showed SCC.

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