Abdominal wall abscess due to penetrating caecal cancer: an unusual presentation.
BACKGROUND
The common presentations of caecal cancer are anaemia, weight loss and obstructive symptoms. Caecal cancer perforation and abscess formation are rare and mostly intra- or retroperitoneal.


METHODS
We present a case of abdominal wall abscess secondary to penetrating caecal cancer, the inability of computed tomography scan in aiding the diagnosis and successful surgical excision.


CONCLUSIONS
When caecal cancer presents atypically, the preoperative diagnosis is difficult, but complete excision is possible even with abdominal wall penetration.
Muthukumarasamy
Girivasan
G
FTSA 3, Department of surgery, Crosshouse Hospital, KA2 2OE, Kilmarnock, Scotland, UK. mgirivasan@hotmail.com
Steele
Peter
P
Sharp
Catherine
C
D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed