SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA OF THE SPLENIC FLEXURE OF THE COLON - REPORT OF A CASE

A 51-year-old Japanese man underwent resection of a tumor in the splen ic flexure of the colon, which proved to be squamous cell carcinoma. A t the time of presentation, the liver was found to have multiple metas tases. On the 39th postoperative day, the patient died of liver failur e. An autopsy demonstrated metastatic nodules on the pleura and parenc hyma of both lungs, as well as in the liver, but failed to show any ot her primary squamous cell carcinoma. We emphasize that a meticulous se arch to disprove adenosquamous carcinoma is mandatory before a diagnos is of squamous cell carcinoma of the colon can be confirmed.