Necrotizing fasciitis: An unusual presentation for rectal carcinoma

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 865-867

  Lawrentschuk, Nathan ^a,b   Young, Amanda B ^a   Nguyen, Hung ^a  

^a LAUNCESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fournier gangrene; Necrotizing fasciitis; Rectal neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEHYDRATION; FAMILY HISTORY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RESUSCITATION; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SYMPTOM; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY; CARCINOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUM TUMOR;

CARCINOMA; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1542391821     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2003.02794.x     Document Type: Article

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