Extrapulmonary Small Cell Carcinoma of the Anal Canal: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Purpose. Extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma affecting the anal canal is a rare and poorly understood entity which can, in its early stages, masquerade as benign anorectal disease such as hemorrhoids. Methods. We report a case of this rare malignancy which initially presented with hematochezia and a...

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Published in:Case Reports in Medicine
Main Authors: Joshua M. Eberhardt, Karen Brown, Shelly Lo, Suneel Nagda, Sherri Yong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/341432