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Summary
A man aged 83 years with vague perirectal symptoms had a delayed diagnosis of Paget's disease of the anus. A lack of thorough digital rectal examination failed to diagnose a mixed adenonueroendocrine tumour of the rectum in a timely matter.
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Contributors PE is responsible for the conception and design of the research study, acquired data, analysis and interpretation of data, drafting the article, revising intellectual content and final approval of the version to be published. DP is responsible for the conception and design of the research study, acquired data, analysis and interpretation of data, drafting the article, revising intellectual content and final approval of the version to be published. PG is responsible for the conception and design of the research study, acquired data, analysis and interpretation of data, drafting the article, revising intellectual content and final approval of the version to be published. CHH is responsible for acquired data, analysis and interpretation of data, drafting the article, revising intellectual content and final approval of the version to be published.
Competing interests None declared.
Patient consent Obtained.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.