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Mucinous adenocarcinoma arising from chronic perianal fistula
Author(s) -
Hisham Raja B.,
Rahman Sabariah Abd,
Gul Yunus A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
surgical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.109
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 1744-1633
pISSN - 1744-1625
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-1633.2007.00346.x
Subject(s) - medicine , adenocarcinoma , fistula , appendix , abdominoperineal resection , surgery , general surgery , colorectal cancer , cancer , paleontology , biology
Perianal mucinous adenocarcinoma is a rare tumour which may be associated with long‐standing chronic perianal sepsis. Early diagnosis is challenging and is based on a high index of clinical suspicion and specific histological features. Definitive treatment is surgical, in the form of an abdomino‐perineal resection. We hereby describe a case of a perianal mucinous adenocarcinoma arising from long‐standing recurrent perianal fistula and complement this with a brief review of the literature pertaining in particular to the management of this condition.