Carcinoma of the colon 2 years after endocarditis due to Streptococcus bovis.
A patient with Streptococcus bovis endocarditis, on complete gastrointestinal evaluation had only an adenomatous polyp of the sigmoid colon. Twenty-eight months later she was found to have invasive cecal carcinoma. Periodic evaluation of the gastrointestinal tract is therefore recommended for all patients with a history of S. bovis septicemia.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000150:complications; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*