Anal cancer
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
|---|---|
| C21 | Malignant neoplasm of the anus and anal canal |
| C44.5 | Other malignant neoplasms of the skin skin of the trunk; Anus: skin, edge (area); Skin of the mammary gland; Perianal skin |
| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
When anal cancer , and anal cancer called, refers to malignant tumors in the area of the anus . Depending on the anatomical position, a distinction is made between an anal canal carcinoma and an anal margin carcinoma . This distinction is of great importance for the treatment of cancer .
Anal canal cancer
One speaks of an anal canal carcinoma when the tumor lies between the dentate line (upper, in the oral direction, border) and the anocutaneous line . About 80% of all anal carcinomas are anal canal carcinomas and 20% are anal margin carcinomas.
Anal rim cancer
Carcinoma of the anal margin occurs in the case of malignant tumors that are located below (distal) the anocutaneous line and 5 cm around it. Anal rim tumors are treated like skin tumors and have an overall more favorable prognosis than anal canal carcinomas.
literature
- Patient information: Anal cancer. (PDF; 154 kB) Guidelines of the German Society for Coloproctology, development stage S1, as of November 1, 2002
- P. Altmeyer entry anal carcinoma . In: Encyclopedia of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology, Environmental Medicine. Springer-online; accessed on November 15, 2018.
- OH Beahrs, SM Wilson: Carcinoma of the anus. In: Annals of Surgery . Volume 184, Number 4, October 1976, pp. 422-428, PMID 189707 , PMC 1345433 (free full text).
Web links
- Anal cancer, anal cancer German Cancer Society
- V. Gumpp, H. Henß : Analtumor. (PDF) Clinical Cancer Register, Coding Aid, as of February 2010.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andreas Hirner, Kuno Weise: Surgery: cut by cut . Georg Thieme Verlag, 2004, ISBN 978-3-13-130841-2 , p. 240 (accessed on May 16, 2013).
- ↑ D. Dindo, D. Hahnloser: Analkrebs. ( Memento from May 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) University Hospital Zurich, accessed on April 7, 2012
- ↑ a b c J. M. Mayer: Anus. In: NT Schwarz, KH Reutter: General and visceral surgery. 6th edition, Georg Thieme Verlag, 2009, ISBN 3-13-159056-4 , p. 267. Restricted preview in the Google book search
