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Implantation of Rectal Cancer Cells in a Fistula in Ano: Report of a Case

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We report a case of implantation of tumor cells within a fistula in ano. A 36-year-old man with a 16-year history of an anal fistula underwent an operation for rectal carcinoma. Three weeks later, the anal fistula was resected. A histological examination of the specimen showed atypical cells; moreover, rectal carcinoma had proliferated in the granulation tissue lying underneath the intact squamous epithelium. Because there was no continuity to the rectal carcinoma or the anal glands, we diagnosed implantation of rectal cancer cells in a fistula in ano.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Kyouritsu General Hospital, 3-18-5 Rokuban, Atsuta-ku, Nagoya 456-0058, Japan, , , , , , JP

    Tsuyoshi Shinohara, Haruhisa Hara, Yoshiji Kato, Michio Asano, Yukihisa Nakazawa & Tetsuya Kato

  2. Nogaki Procto Hospital, 1-10-16 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya 460-0008, Japan, , , , , , JP

    Takashi Nogaki

  3. First Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Syowa-ku, Nagoya 466-8560, Japan, , , , , , JP

    Yoriko Yamashita

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  1. Tsuyoshi Shinohara
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Received: February 19, 2001 / Accepted: July 17, 2001

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Shinohara, T., Hara, H., Kato, Y. et al. Implantation of Rectal Cancer Cells in a Fistula in Ano: Report of a Case. Surg Today 31, 1094–1096 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s595-001-8065-9

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