Rare Tumors of the Rectum. Narrative Review

Publication date: November 2014 Source:Cirugía Española (English Edition), Volume 92, Issue 9 Author(s): José Errasti Alustiza , Eloy Espín Basany , Ángel Reina Duarte Most rectal neoplasms are adenocarcinomas, but there is a small percentage of tumors which are of other histological cell lines such as neuroendocrine tumors, sarcomas, lymphomas, and squamous cell carcinomas, which have special characteristics and different treatments. We have reviewed these rare tumors of the rectum from a clinical and surgical point of view.
Source: Cirugia Espanola - Category: Surgery Source Type: research