title: [Adenocarcinoma of the colon disclosed by endocarditis caused by Streptococcus bovis].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Medicina, Hospital de São José, Lisboa.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bau
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Baptista
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matias
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Quininha
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bentes-Jesus
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vital-Morgado
mesh_terms: 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
vernacular_title: Adenocarcinoma do colon revelado por endocardite por estreptococos bovis.