Mucinous adenocarcinoma arising from recurrent perianal fistula in patient with Crohn's disease: case report

Introduction: Anal carcinoma is a rare variant of epithelial tumors of the anal canal. When associated with chronic and active anal fistulas, usually this is an aggressive cancer that has difficult diagnosis and poor prognosis. Anal fistulas are a common manifestation of Crohn's disease (CD). T...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Suelene Suassuna Silvestre de Alencar, Romualdo da Silva Corrêa, Cátia de França Bezerra, Marcelo José Carlos Alencar, Cristiana Soares Nunes, Davi Aragão Alves da Costa, Emanuela Simone Cunha de Menezes, Antonio Luiz do Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2014-07-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2237936314000598