12 July 2022>: Articles
A 73-Year-Old Woman Treated for Rheumatoid Arthritis with Lower Rectal Carcinoma Who Underwent Abdominoperineal Resection, Lateral Regional Lymph Node Resection, and Partial Hepatectomy by Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery (HALS): A Case Report
Unusual clinical course, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment
Takayuki Tajima A* , Masaya Mukai A , Shuji Uda A , Hideki Izumi A , Daiki Yokoyama A , Sayuri Hasegawa A , Eiji Nomura ADOI: 10.12659/AJCR.936106
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936106
Figure 1. Preoperative imaging of rectal cancer and lymph node metastasis. (A) Barium enema imaging revealed a 7-cm, type 2, circumscribed lesion extending from the lower rectum through the anal canal (arrow). (B) A contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan of the pelvic area showed rectal cancer located mainly on the posterior wall, with metastasis present at the right lymph node (white arrowhead).