Perforated cecal adenocarcinoma presenting as a thigh abscess

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 949-951

  Mann, Gary N ^a   Scoggins, Charles R ^a   Adkins, Benton ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; LEVAMISOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CECUM CARCINOMA; COLON OBSTRUCTION; COLON PERFORATION; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLOSTOMY; DIVERTICULITIS; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SKIN ABSCESS; THIGH;

EID: 0030821970     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199709000-00019     Document Type: Article

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