CARCINOMA OF THE RECTUM

Carcinoma of the Rectum

Rhabdoid Carcinoma of the Rectum

Rhabdoid colonic tumors are very rare lesions with just a few publications describing such neoplasms. Even more unusual for these lesions are their primary rectal locations, with only two brief case reports having been published on that subject to date. We present a case of a composite rhabdoid rectal carcinoma in a 49-year-old male. The tumor behaved very aggressively, with rapid patient demis...

Radiation-induced carcinoma of the rectum.

Carcinomas and sarcomas are known to develop after radiation therapy. A complete review of the literature regarding appearance of carcinoma of the rectum following radiation therapy to the pelvis was undertaken. The average interval between irradiation and diagnosis of the rectal cancer was 15.2 years, the range being from one year, two months to 33 years. We present a case of carcinoma of the ...

Carcinoma of the colon and rectum.

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Interval Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Rectum

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the rectum is a rare clinical entity with an incidence rate of 0.1-0.25% per 1,000 cases. Though its etiology and pathogenesis remains unclear, it has been associated with chronic inflammation and infections. Herein, we report a case of an 82-year-old female who presented with a 2-month history of worsening abdominal pain, hematochezia, and bilateral inguinal ly...