Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the rectum: an atypical histology

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2016 Dec;108(12):826-835. doi: 10.17235/reed.2016.3975/2015.

Abstract

Squamous cell carcinoma of the rectum is one of the differential diagnoses of rectal tumors. It represents a low incidence in the population. The etiopathogenesis and the biology of these tumors are unclear, for this reason the gold standard treatment is difficult to establish. We present a 47-years-old woman who had a squamous cell carcinoma in medium rectum. She was treated with radiation therapy and chemotherapy and the treatment was followed by surgical excision.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / therapy
  • Chemoradiotherapy
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Rectal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Rectal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Rectal Neoplasms / therapy
  • Treatment Outcome