Adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon seeding a chronic anal fistula: report of a case.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Damaged mucosal sites seem to be vulnerable to tumor cell implantation. We describe a case of exfoliated tumor cells from a sigmoid colon cancer seeding a long-standing anal fistula. The implications of this finding are reviewed.
Medical subject headings
- Adenocarcinoma
- Neoplasm Seeding
- Sigmoid Neoplasms