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Erschienen in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer 3/2019

08.02.2018 | Case Report

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Colon—an Etiopathological Surprise

verfasst von: Vashisht Dikshit, Iqbal Ali, Chandradip Patil, Kshitij Manerikar, Pratham Mody

Erschienen in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer | Ausgabe 3/2019

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Colorectal cancer is the second and third most common cancer in females and males worldwide, with an estimated incidence of 1.4 million new cases per year in the USA. The incidence in India is 4.3 and 3.4 per 100,000 in males and females respectively [1]. Adenocarcinomas are the most commonly encountered type, accounting for 90% of all colorectal malignancies [2]. Squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) of the colon and rectum, however, are extremely rare, with fewer than 100 reported cases in available literature since 1919 and an estimated incidence of 0.025 to 0.1% of all colorectal malignancies [37]. The exact etiopathogenesis is still unclear, with a variety of proposed mechanisms. …
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Titel
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Colon—an Etiopathological Surprise
verfasst von
Vashisht Dikshit
Iqbal Ali
Chandradip Patil
Kshitij Manerikar
Pratham Mody
Publikationsdatum
08.02.2018
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer / Ausgabe 3/2019
Print ISSN: 1941-6628
Elektronische ISSN: 1941-6636
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-018-0072-9

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