Small cell carcinoma of the anus: a case report.
Small cell carcinoma of the anus is a very rare but aggressive tumour. We present a case of a 60-year old lady with small cell carcinoma of the anus. She had no metastatic disease on presentation. She had chemotherapy and radiotherapy but developed distant metastasis after completion of treatment. Immunohistochemistry is required to make a diagnosis. Chemotherapy remains the mainstay of treatment for small cell carcinoma of the anus with or without metastatic disease. Radiotherapy is for local control and relief of symptoms.
Doddi
Sudeendra
S
Department of Surgery, Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington, Greater London, BR6 8ND, UK.
Singhal
Tarun
T
De Silva
Collette
C
Smedley
Frank
F
Sinha
Prakash
P
Leslie
Martin
M