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South Med J. This sparing of normal tissues may allow improved compliance and maintains a short OTT. Any mass felt on PR exam should be documented along with its distance from the anal verge and the proportion of anal circumference involved. Isolated locoregional relapse from SCCA can be salvaged by a radical abdominoperineal resection APR , but sometimes it is necessary to consider a posterior or total pelvic exenteration. Transplant recipients have a tenfold risk compared to the general population. A small number of anal cancers are known as adenocarcinomas. Differential Diagnosis The main benign differentials include haemorrhoids , anal fissure , fistula-in-ano , and anal warts, whilst malignant disease differentials include a low rectal cancer or a skin cancer.

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