Authors: Luca Turati Francesca Steccanella Fausto Petrelli Elisabetta Vitali Sandro Barni Giovanni Sgroi
Publish Date: 2015/10/05
Volume: 31, Issue: 5, Pages: 1071-1072
Abstract
We report a case of a 29yearold man with no comorbidities who underwent colonoscopy for hematochezia tenesmus and modification in bowel movements alternating constipation and diarrhea The rectal examination revealed a solid circumferential lesion of the ultra low rectum and anal canal The endoscopic evaluation showed a disproliferative substenotic lesion extended from the dentate line for 8 cm proximally The histologic examination of the lesion was diagnostic for a signetring cell carcinoma The patient underwent clinical staging with contrastenhanced thoracoabdominal CT scan endoscopic ultrasound and pelvic contrastenhanced MRI The CT scan excluded secondary lesion of the liver or lungs and showed as an incidental finding a 25mm
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