Diverticulum of the rectum due to a rectal leiomyosarcoma.
A 78 year old woman with a rectal leiomyosarcoma is presented. The case is of interest because of very unusual radiological and operative features of a large rectal diverticulum. As a result of the difficulty in making the correct diagnosis pre- or intraoperatively, a simple, but possibly suboptimal, resection was performed. Although the patient has done well, the long-term outlook is uncertain. The problems of optimum management and prediction of outcome in this uncommon condition are discussed.
Hutchinson
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Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shropshire, UK.
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D000368:Aged; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery