Small cell carcinoma of the anus: a case report

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Case Report

Small cell carcinoma of the anus: a case report

Sudeendra Doddi¹ , Tarun Singhal¹ , Collette De Silva¹ , Frank Smedley¹ , Prakash Sinha¹ and Martin Leslie²

¹Department of Surgery, Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington, Greater London, BR6 8ND, UK

²Department of Clinical Oncology, Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington, Greater London, BR6 8ND, UK

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Cases Journal 2009, 2:9396doi:10.1186/1757-1626-2-9396


Published:	24 December 2009

Abstract

Small cell carcinoma of the anus is a very rare but aggressive tumour. We present a case of a 60-year old lady with small cell carcinoma of the anus. She had no metastatic disease on presentation. She had chemotherapy and radiotherapy but developed distant metastasis after completion of treatment. Immunohistochemistry is required to make a diagnosis. Chemotherapy remains the mainstay of treatment for small cell carcinoma of the anus with or without metastatic disease. Radiotherapy is for local control and relief of symptoms.