Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Descending Colon: Report of a Case and Literature Review

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Descending Colon: Report of a Case and Literature Review

It is very rare that squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) arises from colorectal epithelium. An 89-year-old man was treated in 2001 with chief complaints of anorexia, abdominal pain, and low grade fever. The histological diagnosis as SCC was determined by biopsy during a colonoscopy. We diagnosed primary S...

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Main Authors: Hidenori Miyamoto, Masanori Nishioka, Nobuhiro Kurita, Junko Honda, Kouzou Yoshikawa, Jun Higashijima, Tomohiko Miyatani, Yoshimi Bandou, Mitsuo Shimada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2007-08-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Colon
Prognosis
Squamous cell carcinoma
Online Access:http://www.karger.comArticle/FullText/107470
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spelling doaj-a864641c875249d9b859415a59a714772020-11-24T23:15:40ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Gastroenterology1662-06312007-08-0111778310.1159/000107470107470Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Descending Colon: Report of a Case and Literature ReviewHidenori MiyamotoMasanori NishiokaNobuhiro KuritaJunko HondaKouzou YoshikawaJun HigashijimaTomohiko MiyataniYoshimi BandouMitsuo ShimadaIt is very rare that squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) arises from colorectal epithelium. An 89-year-old man was treated in 2001 with chief complaints of anorexia, abdominal pain, and low grade fever. The histological diagnosis as SCC was determined by biopsy during a colonoscopy. We diagnosed primary SCC of the colon because except in the colon no malignant lesions were found by systemic CT. Surgical complete resection was performed. However, he died three months after surgical resection because of hepatic metastasis and cachexia. The prognosis of this disease seems to be worse than that of adenocarcinoma.http://www.karger.comArticle/FullText/107470ColonPrognosisSquamous cell carcinoma
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author Hidenori Miyamoto
Masanori Nishioka
Nobuhiro Kurita
Junko Honda
Kouzou Yoshikawa
Jun Higashijima
Tomohiko Miyatani
Yoshimi Bandou
Mitsuo Shimada
spellingShingle Hidenori Miyamoto
Masanori Nishioka
Nobuhiro Kurita
Junko Honda
Kouzou Yoshikawa
Jun Higashijima
Tomohiko Miyatani
Yoshimi Bandou
Mitsuo Shimada
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Descending Colon: Report of a Case and Literature Review
Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Colon
Prognosis
Squamous cell carcinoma
author_facet Hidenori Miyamoto
Masanori Nishioka
Nobuhiro Kurita
Junko Honda
Kouzou Yoshikawa
Jun Higashijima
Tomohiko Miyatani
Yoshimi Bandou
Mitsuo Shimada
author_sort Hidenori Miyamoto
title Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Descending Colon: Report of a Case and Literature Review
title_short Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Descending Colon: Report of a Case and Literature Review
title_full Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Descending Colon: Report of a Case and Literature Review
title_fullStr Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Descending Colon: Report of a Case and Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Descending Colon: Report of a Case and Literature Review
title_sort squamous cell carcinoma of the descending colon: report of a case and literature review
publisher Karger Publishers
series Case Reports in Gastroenterology
issn 1662-0631
publishDate 2007-08-01
description It is very rare that squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) arises from colorectal epithelium. An 89-year-old man was treated in 2001 with chief complaints of anorexia, abdominal pain, and low grade fever. The histological diagnosis as SCC was determined by biopsy during a colonoscopy. We diagnosed primary SCC of the colon because except in the colon no malignant lesions were found by systemic CT. Surgical complete resection was performed. However, he died three months after surgical resection because of hepatic metastasis and cachexia. The prognosis of this disease seems to be worse than that of adenocarcinoma.
topic Colon
Prognosis
Squamous cell carcinoma
url http://www.karger.comArticle/FullText/107470
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