Squamous cell carcinoma of rectum presenting in a man: a case report

Primary squamous cell carcinomas of the colorectum are very uncommon. Until now, to the best of our knowledge, only 114 cases of squamous cell carcinoma in the colorectum exist in the reported literature. Here we report a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the rectum in the ethnic Kashmiri populatio...

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Published in:Journal of medical case reports 2010-11, Vol.4 (1), p.392-392, Article 392
Main Authors: Sameer, A Syed, Syeed, Nidda, Chowdri, Nissar A, Parray, Fazl Q, Siddiqi, Mushtaq A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Case Report
Case studies
Chemotherapy
Diagnosis
Drug therapy
Excision (Surgery)
Health aspects
Squamous cell carcinoma
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Summary:Primary squamous cell carcinomas of the colorectum are very uncommon. Until now, to the best of our knowledge, only 114 cases of squamous cell carcinoma in the colorectum exist in the reported literature. Here we report a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the rectum in the ethnic Kashmiri population in northern India. The case of a 60-year-old male patient (Asian) with a pure squamous cell carcinoma of the rectum is presented here. The patient underwent a curative surgery with concomitant chemotherapy. Two years after the initial curative resection of the tumor he is still alive. The prognosis for squamous cell carcinoma of the colorectum is worse than for that of adenocarcinoma, because of the delayed diagnosis. The etiopathogenicity of squamous cell carcinoma of the colorectum is discussed. Surgical resection of the lesion seems to be the treatment of choice. Chemotherapy also helps in improvement of the prognosis.
ISSN:1752-1947
1752-1947
DOI:10.1186/1752-1947-4-392