Squamous-cell carcinoma of the proximal colon: report of a case and review of the literature.
A case of an undoubted squamous-cell carcinoma arising at the hepatic flexure in the colon of a middle-aged man is reported. Review of the literature and exclusion of cases not strictly comparable suggest that pure squamous-cell carcinoma of the colon is rare, this being only the fifteenth such tumor reported, and only the second recorded case of such a tumor of the hepatic flexure. Possible pathogenesis is suggested.
D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male