Abstract |
We report a case of a large perforated adenocarcinoma of the rectum manifesting as an ischiorectal abscess progressing to Fournier's gangrene in an insulin-dependent diabetic man. Recognition and management of this rare syndrome in the setting of a common disease is discussed.
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Authors | R A Gamagami, M Mostafavi, A Gamagami, F Lazorthes |
Journal | The American journal of gastroenterology
(Am J Gastroenterol)
Vol. 93
Issue 4
Pg. 657-8
(Apr 1998)
ISSN: 0002-9270 [Print] United States |
PMID | 9576470
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adenocarcinoma
(complications)
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
(complications)
- Fournier Gangrene
(etiology)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Rectal Neoplasms
(complications)
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