Cloacogenic carcinoma of the anus.
A case is presented of transitional-cell cloacogenic carcinoma -- a rare variant of anal canal malignancy that occurred in a 58-year-old woman. The characteristics of this tumor are discussed, and her prognosis after abdominoperineal resection and posterior colpectomy seems good.
D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery