title: Squamous cell carcinoma of the cecum developing in a patient with long-standing ulcerative colitis and a coexistent carcinoid tumor in the appendix: A case report.
abstract: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the colon is a rare tumor that accounts for 0.1%-0.2% of colonic malignancies. However, pure SCC of the cecum is extremely rare. Although SCC of the colon is a rare complication of idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), SCC of the cecum in the context of IBD has not been previously reported in the English literature. We report a case of the coexistence of SCC of the cecum and a carcinoid tumor in a 46-year-old female with long-standing pan-ulcerative colitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Kings Mill Hospital, Mansfield, United Kingdom. ahmad_saqib@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Saqib
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: Kiran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shamim
authors.forename: Achyuth
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: Khorrum
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abdullah
mesh_terms: D001065:Appendix; D001706:Biopsy; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed