title: Basaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Sigmoid Colon.
abstract: Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (BSCC) of the colon is rarely found proximal to the anal canal. We report a case of an 81-year-old woman who was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lung without metastasis and BSCC of the sigmoid with differing histologic findings suggesting that these tumors were separate primary neoplasms. SCC of the colon has a dismal prognosis. Surgery is the primary method of treatment when feasible, in addition to chemotherapeutic agents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Salih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Samo
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA.
authors.forename: Muhammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sherid
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kia
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Presence Saint Francis Hospital, Evanston, IL.
authors.forename: Glynn J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Elliott