PRIMARY SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF CAECUM PRESENTING IN A FEMALE: A CASE REPORT
Sunita A. Bamanikar*, Padmakar Bardapurkar, Harsh Kumar and Archana Buch
ABSTRACT
Primary squamous cell carcinomas of colon are very uncommon tumor, majority of them are adenocarcinomas. Squamous cell carcinomas of colon have a male preponderance and carry poor prognosis. We report a case of primary squamous cell carcinoma of colon in a 65-years-old female treated by surgery. Surgical resection and adjuvant chemotherapy is better approach to treat colonic SCC.
Keywords: Squamous cell carcinoma, caecum, surgery.
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