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Adenocarcinoma of the prostate involving the rectum

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Five cases of prostatic carcinoma invading the rectum were found on reviewing 161 prostatic carcinomas over a five-year period. A summary of the clinical and laboratory findings of these cases is given. A review of previous reports in the literature and discussion of the modality of presentation and methods of diagnosis of this entity are presented. The importance of differentiating a primary rectal carcinoma from a prostatic carcinoma involving the rectum is emphasized.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven, Connecticut

    Abraham Lasser M.D., Ph.D.

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Lasser, A. Adenocarcinoma of the prostate involving the rectum. Dis Colon Rectum 21, 23–25 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02586541

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