Monday, January 17, 2011

Squamous Cell Carcinoma rectum to present in a man: a case report

Primary squamous cell carcinomas of the Colorectum are very rare. Until now, to the best of our knowledge, there are only 114 cases of squamous cell carcinoma in the Colorectum reported literature. Here we report a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the rectum in the ethnic Kashmiri people in northern India.

The case of a 60-year-old and old males (Asian) with a pure squamous cell carcinoma of the rectum is shown here. The patient operated a curative 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 adenocarcinoma due to delayed diagnosis. Etiopathogenicity of squamous cell carcinoma of the Colorectum is discussed. Surgical resection of the lesion appears the treatment of choice. Chemotherapy, also helps improve the prognosis.


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