Unusual presentation of colon cancer as rectal prolapse in middle-aged male

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Mar 2;11(3):e6908. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6908. eCollection 2023 Mar.

Abstract

Rectal prolapse is typically a benign idiopathic condition. Rarely, rectal prolapse can be due to or associated with colorectal carcinoma. Here we present a middle-aged gentleman with no previous medical or surgical history, who presented with rectal prolapse secondary to sigmoid adenocarcinoma.

Keywords: colorectal cancer; general surgery; intussusception; oncology; rectal prolapse; sigmoid adenocarcinoma.

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  • Case Reports