title: Basaloid carcinoma of descending colon.
abstract: A 24-year old woman presented with abdominal pain and diarrhea. Examination showed distension and tenderness of the abdomen. At laparotomy, she had a circumferential obstructing growth in the descending colon, with hemorrhagic ascites and metastases in the liver and lymph nodes. Microscopy showed features of basaloid variety of cloacogenic tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Jaswal
authors.forename: Sumiti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Sunita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Nisha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marwah
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marwah
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Arora
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans