Squamous cell carcinoma of the rectum arising in an area of squamous metaplasia.
Squamous cell carcinoma of the rectum is a rare tumour. The aetiology of the tumour is disputed, although in the present case there is strong evidence that squamous metaplasia of the rectal mucosa was closely related to the genesis of the carcinoma.
Woods
W G
WG
North Middlesex Hospital, Edmonton, London, UK.
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008679:Metaplasia; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology*