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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2024

An unexpected primary squamous cell carcinoma of the left colon: a rare case report.

Charlotte Cornwell, Tae Jun Kim, Chris M Byrne

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Charlotte CornwellDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, 50 Missenden Road Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3185-9347
Tae Jun KimDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, 50 Missenden Road Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia.
Chris M ByrneDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, 50 Missenden Road Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer is a common cancer with a large burden of disease. Adenocarcinomas account for majority of colorectal cancers, arising from glandular epithelium. Other malignancies including neuroendocrine, adenosquamous, spindle cell and squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) are seldomly encountered. Primary colorectal SCC was first reported in 1919 and is particularly rare. It is difficult to manage as patients present late, with locally invasive or metastatic disease. We present the case of a woman in her 40s with a previously resected sigmoid adenocarcinoma and a new splenic flexure mass. Histopathology revealed an SCC without evidence of extra-colonic disease. The patient underwent resection with clear margins, however, did not tolerate systemic adjuvant treatment and developed local recurrence within twelve months. We add our patient's case to the small compilation of cases of primary colorectal SCC along with a summary of its clinical and histological characteristics, strategies in management and considerations for future research.

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case reportcolorectal cancersquamous cell carcinoma

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PMID39606043
PMCPMC11602190

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