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Fulminant abdominal gas gangrene in metastatic colon cancer

  • Authors:
    • Mustafa Bozkurt
    • Kerem Okutur
    • Kübra Aydin
    • Esat Namal
    • Akin Öztürk
    • Cem Balci
    • Gökhan Demir
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    Affiliations: Department of Medical Oncology, Istanbul Bilim University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, Department of Radiology, Istanbul Bilim University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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    Published online on: November 16, 2011
       https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2011.485
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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.
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Bozkurt M, Okutur K, Aydin K, Namal E, Öztürk A, Balci C and Demir G: Fulminant abdominal gas gangrene in metastatic colon cancer. Oncol Lett 3: 469-471, 2012.
APA
Bozkurt, M., Okutur, K., Aydin, K., Namal, E., Öztürk, A., Balci, C., & Demir, G. (2012). Fulminant abdominal gas gangrene in metastatic colon cancer. Oncology Letters, 3, 469-471. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2011.485
MLA
Bozkurt, M., Okutur, K., Aydin, K., Namal, E., Öztürk, A., Balci, C., Demir, G."Fulminant abdominal gas gangrene in metastatic colon cancer". Oncology Letters 3.2 (2012): 469-471.
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Bozkurt, M., Okutur, K., Aydin, K., Namal, E., Öztürk, A., Balci, C., Demir, G."Fulminant abdominal gas gangrene in metastatic colon cancer". Oncology Letters 3, no. 2 (2012): 469-471. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2011.485
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Bozkurt M, Okutur K, Aydin K, Namal E, Öztürk A, Balci C and Demir G: Fulminant abdominal gas gangrene in metastatic colon cancer. Oncol Lett 3: 469-471, 2012.
APA
Bozkurt, M., Okutur, K., Aydin, K., Namal, E., Öztürk, A., Balci, C., & Demir, G. (2012). Fulminant abdominal gas gangrene in metastatic colon cancer. Oncology Letters, 3, 469-471. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2011.485
MLA
Bozkurt, M., Okutur, K., Aydin, K., Namal, E., Öztürk, A., Balci, C., Demir, G."Fulminant abdominal gas gangrene in metastatic colon cancer". Oncology Letters 3.2 (2012): 469-471.
Chicago
Bozkurt, M., Okutur, K., Aydin, K., Namal, E., Öztürk, A., Balci, C., Demir, G."Fulminant abdominal gas gangrene in metastatic colon cancer". Oncology Letters 3, no. 2 (2012): 469-471. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2011.485
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