Korean J Med.
2002 May;62(5):584-588.
A case of small cell carcinoma of the rectum manifesting as pathologic femur neck fracture
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Cheil Hospital, Seoul, Korea. jeejoo@orgio.net
- 2Department of Orthopedics, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Cheil Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Pathology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Cheil Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Small cell carcinoma of the colon and rectum is a rare primary epithelial malignancy at this location. Histologically, this tumor represents a spectrum of neuroendocrine differentiation. The neuroendocrine cancers of the colon manifest a highly aggressive behavior, even more than their adenocarcinoma counterpart of the same stage. Small cell carcinoma in the colon has early metastasis and the prognosis is extremely poor. We report a case of small cell carcinoma of the rectum manifesting as femur neck fracture during sleep.
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