Quitzia M. Rentería-Fonseca, Servicio de Coloproctología, Hospital General Dr. Aquiles Calles Ramírez, Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (ISSSTE), Tepic, Nayarit, México
Alexia Z. Rentería-Fonseca, Servicio de Radiooncología, Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
Irving I. Jiménez-Robles, Servicio de Coloproctología, Hospital General Dr. Aquiles Calles Ramírez, Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (ISSSTE), Tepic, Nayarit, México
Objective: To describe a case of rectal squamous cell carcinoma and its therapeutic management. Method: Case report of a female patient with stage IIIB rectal squamous cell carcinoma treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and subsequent surgical management. Results: A complete pathological response with no residual malignancy was achieved. Conclusions: Rectal squamous cell carcinoma is a rare entity; multimodal treatment may be effective in selected cases.
Keywords: Rectal squamous cell carcinoma. Rectal cancer. Chemoradiotherapy. Case report.
