Rectal Squamous Cell Cancer.

Squamous cell carcinoma occurring in the rectum is one of the rare malignancies that has been discovered. Most squamous cell carcinomas that surface in the gastrointestinal tract tend to occur in either the esophagus or the anal canal. However, the rare incidence of rectal squamous cell carcinomas has raised quite a few questions on the hypothetical etiologies, prognosis, and optimal treatment sequence of such a disease course in modern medicine.

Lemierre's Syndrome: A Case Report.

Lemierre's syndrome is a condition in which an oropharyngeal infection progresses to sepsis and thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein. Although the incidence of this syndrome has fallen dramatically since the widespread use of antibiotic therapy to treat streptococcal pharyngitis, it should still be suspected in otherwise healthy young patients presenting with the triad of prolonged pharyngitis, lateral neck pain, and septic symptoms. In this report, we explore a unique case of Lemierre's syndrome complicated by hypercoagulability and ineffective initial antibiotic therapy.