Abstract
BackgroundPrimary squamous cell carcinomas of the colorectum are very uncommon. Until now, to the best of our knowledge, only 114 cases of squamous cell carcinoma in the colorectum exist in the reported literature. Here we report a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the rectum in the ethnic Kashmiri population in northern India.Case PresentationThe case of a 60-year-old male patient (Asian) with a pure squamous cell carcinoma of the rectum is presented here. The patient underwent a curative surgery with concomitant chemotherapy. Two years after the initial curative resection of the tumor he is still alive.ConclusionThe prognosis for squamous cell carcinoma of the colorectum is worse than for that of adenocarcinoma, because of the delayed diagnosis. The etiopathogenicity of squamous cell carcinoma of the colorectum is discussed. Surgical resection of the lesion seems to be the treatment of choice. Chemotherapy also helps in improvement of the prognosis.
Highlights
Chemotherapy helps in improvement of the prognosis
The occurrence of squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) in the colorectum is a rare entity representing a small fraction of colorectal malignancies, since more than 90% of colorectal diseases are adenocarcinoid tumors [1]
We describe a patient with SCC of the rectum who underwent a lower anterior resection (LAR) for the possible treatment of the malignancy
Summary
Advanced colorectal SCC has a poor prognosis. Since colorectal SCC is a very rare disease, treatment selection is difficult. Surgical resection and adjuvant chemotherapy [21] is a better approach to the treatment of colorectal SCC. Consent Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and accompanying images. A copy of the written consent is available with. NA: not available; F: female; M: male; LAR: low anterior resection; APR: abdominoperineal resection; TAE:transanal excision; y: years; m: months and d: days the corresponding author of this manuscript and is accessible for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal
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