title: Small cell carcinoma of rectum: a case report.
abstract: We present a case of a 40-year-old woman with small-cell carcinoma (SCC) of the rectum. She had profuse bleeding in rectum for 5 d. By colonoscopy, polyps were determined in the rectum and biopsies were carried out. Histopathologically, the polyps were adenomatous. Because of the profuse bleeding in rectum, she underwent low anterior resection. After the diagnosis of SCC, she received intravenous chemotherapy with standard doses of siklofosfamid, adriamycin, and vepesid. Nevertheless, intracranial metastases were revealed and she died 6 mo after the operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Eskisehir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Enver
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ihtiyar
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Algin
authors.forename: Serap
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Isiksoy
authors.forename: Ersin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ates
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy