title: An example of unusual distal venous spread in rectal cancer.
abstract: A patient with a distal venous metastasis of a carcinoma of the rectum is reported. This is an unusual finding and a suggested mechanism for its occurrence is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Box Hill Hospital, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Dawson
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D014680:Veins / Q000473:pathology