[A case of appendceal cancer with abdominal, intraabdominal, and retroperitoneal abscesses]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2014 Nov;41(12):1665-7.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 65-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital owing to difficulty walking and an abdominal tumor in the right lower abdomen. An irregular mass with calcification was detected in her cecum, and abdominal, intraabdominal, and retroperitoneal abscess was detected by computed tomography(CT). An irregular mass was diagnosed as Group 5 adenocarcinoma by biopsy. After the inflammation improved by abscess drainage, we conducted ileocecal resection and fenestrated the abscess. Pathological analysis showed well-differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma: dimensions 20 × 20 mm, pSS, stroma: med, INF a, ly1, v0, pPM0 (70 mm), pDM0 (70 mm), pRM0 (8mm), LN(-): #201: (0/9), fStageII. Thepatie nts can now walk, and she remains in good health and has been recurrence-free 8 months after surgery. To our knowledge, colon cancer with an abdominal abscess is comparatively rare, and we discuss this in light of the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Cavity / pathology*
  • Abscess / etiology*
  • Abscess / therapy
  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
  • Appendiceal Neoplasms / complications*
  • Appendiceal Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Appendiceal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Appendiceal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Drainage
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Peritoneal Diseases / etiology*
  • Peritoneal Diseases / therapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed