Case Report
Primary Ascending Colon Adenosquamous Cell Carcinoma
Strode Matthew A*, Scott Joshua A, Mangieri Christopher W and Amin Asna A
Department of Surgery, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA, USA
- *Corresponding Author:
- Strode Matthew A
1106 Broad Street Unit D Augusta
GA 30901, USA
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E-mail: Matthewallenstrode@gmail.com
Received date: May 18, 2015; Accepted date: May 22, 2015; Published date: May 29, 2015
Citation: Matthew AS, Joshua AS, Christopher WM, Asna AA (2015) Primary Ascending Colon Adenosquamous Cell Carcinoma. J Gastrointest Dig Syst 5:290. doi:10.4172/2161-069X.1000290
Copyright: © 2015 Matthew, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
We present a 71 year-old female who initially presented with iron deficiency anemia requiring transfusion of blood products. During the course of the work-up, an area of mucosal necrosis was found and biopsied in the ascending colon. The final pathology was consistent with poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). After extensive evaluation of the patient, it was determined that the colon was the primary source of the malignancy. In our report, we discuss and review the current management of primary SCC of the colon.
