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Adenocarcinoma arising in a diverticular abscess of the colon: Report of a case

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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A case of a patient with adenocarcinoma in an abscess cavity that resulted from perforated diverticulitis of the descending colon is described. Serial barium-enema studies over a nine-year period show the diverticulosis, perforation, abscess cavity, and finally the adenocarcinoma in the abscess cavity. Although it is infrequent, the possibility of carcinoma must be considered in cases of patients who have unhealed pericolonic abscess cavities.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois

    James R. Hines M.D. & Robert T. Gordon M.D.

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Hines, J.R., Gordon, R.T. Adenocarcinoma arising in a diverticular abscess of the colon: Report of a case. Dis Colon Rectum 18, 49–51 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02587240

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