title: Fulminant abdominal gas gangrene in metastatic colon cancer.
abstract: We report a case of fulminant abdominal gas gangrene in a patient with metastatic colon cancer. A 39-year-old patient with descending colon, high-grade adenocarcinoma and coexisting liver and lymph node metastases received two courses of chemotherapy. The patient developed sudden acute abdominal symptoms accompanied by septic shock parameters. The imaging findings on computed tomography were characteristic for abdominal gas gangrene, involving liver metastases, portal vein and lymph nodes with associated pneumoperitoneum. The patient succumbed to the disease within hours following the onset of symptoms.
authors: Department of Medical Oncology, Istanbul Bilim University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Mustafa
authors: M
authors: Bozkurt
authors: Kerem
authors: K
authors: Okutur
authors: Kübra
authors: K
authors: Aydin
authors: Esat
authors: E
authors: Namal
authors: Akin
authors: A
authors: Oztürk
authors: Cem
authors: C
authors: Balci
authors: Gökhan
authors: G
authors: Demir