Psoas Abscess Caused by Spontaneous Rupture of Colon Cancer
Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery
;
: 342-344, 2011.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-116795
ABSTRACT
Spontaneous rupture of colon cancer, combined with psoas abscess formation, is rare. A 44-year-old male visited for back pain and left buttock mass. Abdominal computed tomography and magnetic resonance image revealed a large abscess in the left psoas muscle and in the left lower quadrant area. Ten days after incision and drainage, a skin defect around the left anterior superior iliac spine remained. A local flap was performed using a superficial skin graft. Ten days after the stitches had been removed, fecal discharge was observed around the anterior superior iliac spine at the flap site. An operation was performed by a general surgeon who had diagnosed this as a case of enterocutaneous fistula. Operative findings included a ruptured tumor mass in the descending colon, which was connected to a retroperitoneal abscess. Pathologic report findings determined adenocarcinoma of the resected colon. Herein, we report a case of psoas abscess resulting from perforating colon cancer.
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Main subject:
Rupture, Spontaneous
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Streptococcal Infections
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Psoas Abscess
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Colonic Neoplasms
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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