Perianal mucinous adenocarcinoma: Unusual case presentations and review of the literature

From: The American Surgeon | Date: February 1, 2003| Author: Smith, Lee E; Stahl, Thomas J; Schaffzin, David M | Copyright information

Perianal mucinous adenocarcinoma is a rare cancer constituting 3 to 11 per cent of all anal carcinomas. It may arise de novo or from a fistula or abscess cavity. We present two cases of this disease process. Case One is a 52-year-old man with a chronic history of perianal abscesses who presented to the emergency room with a large bowel obstruction. He required diversion and wide local excision with lateral internal sphincterotomy for relief of the obstruction. Pathology from the excised mater...

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