Perforated cecal adenocarcinoma presenting as a thigh abscess

South Med J. 1997 Sep;90(9):949-51. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199709000-00019.

Abstract

Complicated colorectal carcinoma has several symptoms, the most common being bleeding and obstruction. Occasionally it will cause perforation, which carries a worse prognosis. We report a case of perforated adenocarcinoma of the cecum that presented as an abscess of the thigh. We also present a review of the literature on this subject.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Adenocarcinoma / complications
  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis*
  • Cecal Diseases / etiology*
  • Cecal Neoplasms / complications
  • Cecal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Escherichia coli Infections
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Obstruction / etiology
  • Intestinal Perforation / etiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscular Diseases / diagnosis
  • Prognosis
  • Psoas Abscess / diagnosis
  • Retroperitoneal Space
  • Streptococcal Infections
  • Streptococcus bovis
  • Thigh*