Rectal Carcinoma with Osteosclerotic Metastases-A Rare Occurrence
Received Date: Apr 26, 2016 / Accepted Date: May 03, 2016 / Published Date: Nov 12, 2016
Abstract
Colorectal carcinoma is one of the most deadly cancers worldwide. Osseous metastases are unusual until late in the disease and usually follow hepatic & pulmonary metastases. Osseous metastases in rectal carcinoma are usually osteolytic or mixed with a minor proportion presenting solely as osteosclerotic metastases. In this article, we present a rare case of rectal carcinoma showing pure, multifocal, osteosclerotic metastases at first diagnosis without any pulmonary/hepatic metastases emphasizing the role of osseous evaluation in all patients whether early or late in the disease.
Keywords: Rectal; Carcinoma; Osteosclerotic; Metastases
Citation: Rastogi R, Meena GL, Wani AM, Gupta Y, Joon P, et al. (2016) Rectal Carcinoma with Osteosclerotic Metastases-A Rare Occurrence. J Cancer Diagn 1:104. Doi: 10.4172/2476-2253.1000104
Copyright: © 2016 Rastogi R, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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