| Literature DB >> 1402312 |
T A Schneider1, D H Birkett, A M Vernava.
Abstract
Three new cases of squamous cell and adenosquamous carcinoma of the rectum are reported, bringing the total number of cases in the English medical literature to 72. Each of the three patients presented with painless hematochezia. Therapy was by surgical resection followed by chemoradiation therapy in two patients. The incidence, presentation, diagnostic criteria and methods, tumor location, natural history, theory of etiology and management of this unusual tumor are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1402312 DOI: 10.1007/bf00360355
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Colorectal Dis ISSN: 0179-1958 Impact factor: 2.571