Aggressive treatment of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the rectum to the liver: a case report and a brief review of the literature

Aggressive treatment of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the rectum to the liver: a case report and a brief review of the literature

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Rectal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a rare tumor. The incidence of this malignancy has been reported to be 0.25 to 1 per 1000 colorectal carcinomas. From a review of the English literature 55 cases of SCC of the rectum have been...

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Main Authors: Carvounis Eleni E, Samanides Lazaros D, Vassiliou John G, Dafnios Nikolaos A, Marinis Athanasios D, Theodosopoulos Theodosios K, Smyrniotis Vassilios E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-08-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Online Access:http://www.wjso.com/content/4/1/49

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