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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