title: A rare case of colon cancer with splenic abscess.
abstract: Cancer of the colon does not always present with the familiar symptoms. Perforation and penetration of adjacent organs, with abscess formation as the initial presentation, is uncommon. Splenic abscess is a rare clinical entity. The four causes of a splenic abscess described are: primary pyogenic infection, splenic trauma, hemoglobinopathies and contiguous disease. In this paper we report a case of splenic abscess from colon cancer in an 50-year-old man who had a left lower chest contusion two-week before and review pertinent literature. Only 11 reported cases of splenic abscess from colorectal cancer were found in Medline.
authors.forename: Carmine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cartanese
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carbotta
authors.forename: Luana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Di Candia
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Marini
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Girau
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zocchi
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess; D000038:Abscess; D001424:Bacterial Infections; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms; D006801:Humans; D013158:Splenic Diseases