title: Perforated cecal adenocarcinoma presenting as a thigh abscess.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37212, USA.
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Scoggins
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Adkins
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D011379:Prognosis; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013290:Streptococcal Infections; D016985:Streptococcus bovis; D013848:Thigh