METASTATIC SMALL-CELL CARCINOMA OF RECTUM RESPONDING DRAMATICALLY TO COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY

Small-cell carcinoma of the rectum, is very rare with a dismal prognos is that follows a more aggressive course than the pure exocrine counte rparts. As a result, survival is usually very poor. A male patient wit h metastatic disease is presented in this report. After receiving six cycles of combination chemotherapy regimen consisting of cyclophospham ide, adriamycin, and etoposide, he is in complete remission for >3 yea rs. Although it is a single case, it shows that combination chemothera py may achieve an excellent result even in a metastatic case of small- cell carcinoma of the rectum.