David Sherr Author
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Affiliation
cancer,cancer oncology,Carcinogenesis
Department of Radiation Oncology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York
Dr.David Sherr is working as scientist and professor Department of Radiation Oncology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York. The author has specalization in cancer, cancer oncology, chemotherapy, Carcinogenesis
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Author(s): Samridhi Sinha, Shams Shakil, Victoria Khalef, AAM Baqui, Aamar Ali, Luca Milone, David Sherr, and In Seo
Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) of the rectum originates from the rectal mucosal lining, extending from the rectosigmoid junction to the anorectal ring, and is not a distant metastasis or an extension from the anogenital region. Primary versus extension or metastasis can be distinguished by physical, endoscopic, and radiological findings and immunohistochemistry of the specimen. The pattern of presentation for patients with rectal squamous cell carcinoma is similar to that of adenocarcinoma of the rectum. The most frequently reported symptoms is rectal bleeding and rectal pain. Here we present a case of moderately differentiated primary rectal squamous cell carcinoma in a 65-year-old female patient. With about 150 cases reported in the literature, and due to the rarity of this mal... view moreĀ»