Anorectal Cancer with Bone Marrow and Leptomeningeal Metastases

This is an interesting case of anorectal signet ring carcinoma with first presentation of an early stage disease, showing the aggressive disease and the undetectable behavior of this type of histology which can mislead diagnosis. Brain/CNS metastasis from colorectal cancer (CRC) is rare occurring in...

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Published in:Case reports in oncological medicine 2018-01, Vol.2018 (2018), p.1-6
Main Authors: Mohamed, Wael, Alzibair, Zuhair, Ismail, Amal Mostafa, Saleh, Yasser M., Al-Dhaibani, Nasser, Zeeneldin, Ahmed A., Moona, Mohamed Shafi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acids
Antigens
Blood
Blood platelets
Bone marrow
Cancer therapies
Case Report
Case reports
Chemotherapy
Colorectal cancer
Dysphagia
Family medical history
Hemoglobin
Males
Metastasis
Neutrophils
Oncology
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Summary:This is an interesting case of anorectal signet ring carcinoma with first presentation of an early stage disease, showing the aggressive disease and the undetectable behavior of this type of histology which can mislead diagnosis. Brain/CNS metastasis from colorectal cancer (CRC) is rare occurring in 3% of cases, and leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LMC) is extremely rare in CRC (
ISSN:2090-6706
2090-6714
DOI:10.1155/2018/9246139