[Adenocarcinoma of the colon disclosed by endocarditis caused by Streptococcus bovis].
The association of Streptococcus bovis endocarditis with colonic neoplasms has been well documented. We describe a patient in whom the finding of a Str. bovis endocarditis stimulated investigation which resulted in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of an adenocarcinoma of the colon.
Almeida
J
J
Serviço de Medicina, Hospital de São José, Lisboa.
Bau
J
J
Baptista
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I
Matias
T
T
Quininha
J
J
Bentes-Jesus
J M
JM
Vital-Morgado
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A
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016985:Streptococcus bovis
Adenocarcinoma do colon revelado por endocardite por estreptococos bovis.