Open AccessPrimary squamous cell carcinoma of the rectum: An atypical histology
Author(s) -
Araceli Ballestero,
Pedro Abadía Barnó,
Francisca GarcíaMoreno Nisa,
Javier Díe Trill,
Julio Galindo Álvarez
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2016.3975/2015
Subject(s) - medicine , rectum , basal cell , carcinoma , incidence (geometry) , histology , radiation therapy , population , chemotherapy , radiology , oncology , pathology , surgery , physics , environmental health , optics
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.