A Rare Case of a Mid Sigmoid Tumour Presenting as an Intussuscepting Low Rectal Tumour Causing Clinical Dilemma in a 22-Year-Old: A Case Report
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Cases Journal / Talal Al-Jabri, Yves Van Roon, Dhananjay Kulkarni and Tony Davies
Summary points:
A 22-year-old male presents with a 1-year history of sporadic, bloody diarrhoea and recent weight loss. Medical history, physical examination, blood tests, flexible sigmoidoscopy revealing a large, polypoidal low rectal tumour, biopsies, emergency laparotomy, and postoperative follow-up are described. The authors discuss a rare case of sporadic mid-sigmoid carcinoma which had intussuscepted through the anus and provide a brief review of the literature.
A Rare Case of a Mid Sigmoid Tumour Presenting as an Intussuscepting Low Rectal Tumour Causing Clinical Dilemma in a 22-Year-Old: A Case Report
