title: Primary adenosquamous carcinoma of the colon.
abstract: A case of primary adenosquamous carcinoma of the colon in a 73-year old woman is reported. Primary adenosquamous carcinoma of the colon is rare, and follows more highly aggressive course. But this case was successfully resected with prolonged survival. The pertinent literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery II, Fukushima Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Onda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018196:Carcinoma, Adenosquamous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans