Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association)
Online ISSN : 1882-5133
Print ISSN : 1345-2843
ISSN-L : 1345-2843
PYOGENIC LIVER ABSCESSES SECONDARY TO CARCINOMA OF THE SIGMOID COLON-A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE-
Susumu NOBUSAWAAkiyo MATSUMOTOHisato ENDO
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2000 Volume 61 Issue 3 Pages 730-733

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We report a case of multiple pyogenic liver abscesses. The patient was a 47-year-old woman with liver abscesses secondary to sigmoid colon cancer. The liver abscesses disappeared after antimicrobial treatment and sigmoidectomy. Histological examination of the resected specimen disclosed circumferential colon cancer and inflammatory adhesion to the bladder and the ileum with formation of small abscesses around the tumor. No evidence of ascending biliary infection, sepsis, nor diverticular disease in the colon were observed. Detailed reports of coloreetal cancer presenting with liver abscesses in the absence of hepatic metastases are extremely rarc. Clinical findings of patients reported to date in the context of literature review are discussed.
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