The Great Pretender: Rectal Syphilis Mimic a Cancer
Rectal syphilis is a rare expression of the widely recognised sexual transmitted disease, also known as the great imitator for its peculiarity of being confused with mild anorectal diseases because of its vague symptoms or believed rectal malignancy, with the concrete risk of overtreatment. We prese...
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| author | Andrea Pisani Ceretti Matteo Virdis Nirvana Maroni Monica Arena Enzo Masci Alberto Magenta Enrico Opocher |
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| description | Rectal syphilis is a rare expression of the widely recognised sexual transmitted disease, also known as the great imitator for its peculiarity of being confused with mild anorectal diseases because of its vague symptoms or believed rectal malignancy, with the concrete risk of overtreatment. We present the case of a male patient with primary rectal syphilis, firstly diagnosed as rectal cancer; the medical, radiological, and endoscopic features are discussed below. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c5b4d56a577f4ef0a07855f52fce85fa2025-02-03T05:46:57ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192015-01-01201510.1155/2015/434198434198The Great Pretender: Rectal Syphilis Mimic a CancerAndrea Pisani Ceretti0Matteo Virdis1Nirvana Maroni2Monica Arena3Enzo Masci4Alberto Magenta5Enrico Opocher6Department of HBP & Digestive Surgery, University of Milan, San Paolo Hospital, Via A. Di Rudinì 8, 20142 Milan, ItalyDepartment of HBP & Digestive Surgery, University of Milan, San Paolo Hospital, Via A. Di Rudinì 8, 20142 Milan, ItalyDepartment of HBP & Digestive Surgery, University of Milan, San Paolo Hospital, Via A. Di Rudinì 8, 20142 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Digestive Endoscopy, San Paolo Hospital, Via A. Di Rudinì 8, 20142 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Digestive Endoscopy, San Paolo Hospital, Via A. Di Rudinì 8, 20142 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology, University of Milan, San Paolo Hospital, Via A. Di Rudinì 8, 20142 Milan, ItalyDepartment of HBP & Digestive Surgery, University of Milan, San Paolo Hospital, Via A. Di Rudinì 8, 20142 Milan, ItalyRectal syphilis is a rare expression of the widely recognised sexual transmitted disease, also known as the great imitator for its peculiarity of being confused with mild anorectal diseases because of its vague symptoms or believed rectal malignancy, with the concrete risk of overtreatment. We present the case of a male patient with primary rectal syphilis, firstly diagnosed as rectal cancer; the medical, radiological, and endoscopic features are discussed below.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/434198 |
| spellingShingle | Andrea Pisani Ceretti Matteo Virdis Nirvana Maroni Monica Arena Enzo Masci Alberto Magenta Enrico Opocher The Great Pretender: Rectal Syphilis Mimic a Cancer Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | The Great Pretender: Rectal Syphilis Mimic a Cancer |
| title_full | The Great Pretender: Rectal Syphilis Mimic a Cancer |
| title_fullStr | The Great Pretender: Rectal Syphilis Mimic a Cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Great Pretender: Rectal Syphilis Mimic a Cancer |
| title_short | The Great Pretender: Rectal Syphilis Mimic a Cancer |
| title_sort | great pretender rectal syphilis mimic a cancer |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/434198 |
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