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Squamous cell carcinoma of the rectum

Author(s) -

Deep Chakrabarti,

Sumaira Qayoom,

Naseem Akhtar,

Rajeev Gupta

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

bmj case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231

H-Index - 26

ISSN - 1757-790X

DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2020-236256

Subject(s) - rectum , histopathology , adenocarcinoma , basal cell , medicine , squamous metaplasia , anal canal , metaplasia , histology , pathology , carcinoma , oncology , cancer , epithelium

Lower gastrointestinal cancers are commonly adenocarcinoma in the colon and rectum, and of squamous cell histology in the anal canal. Squamous cell carcinoma of the rectum is a rare disease attributable to squamous metaplasia in the rectum. The tumour location and histopathology should both serve as indicators to planning treatment, and a robust multidisciplinary team meeting forms the backbone of such decisions.

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