Open AccessProstate Cancer Masquerading as a Rectal Tumor: A Tricky Diagnosis
Author(s) -
Rebecca Levine,
Stephen L. Priest
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
digestive surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1421-9983
pISSN - 0253-4886
DOI - 10.1159/000321960
Subject(s) - medicine , rectal carcinoma , prostate , endoscopy , colorectal cancer , radiology , carcinoma , resection , surgery , general surgery , cancer , pathology
thickness penetration involving the rectal mucosa, as seen in this patient, is even more unusual but critical to recognize as these findings on endoscopy and CT can easily be mistaken for a primary rectal carcinoma [2] . Given that treatment of these two entities is completely different, a high index of suspicion and histologic confirmation are essential in order to avoid inappropriate radical resection.
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