Isolated spleen metastatic involvement from a colorectal adenocarcinoma complicated with a gastrosplenic fistula: A case report and literature review

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 214-216

  Pizzirusso, F ^a,b   Gillet, J P ^a   Fobe, D ^a  

^a Abdominal Surgery Department   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Colon carcinoma; Fetid breath; Gastrosplenic fistula; Spleen metastases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FISTULA; GASTROSPLENIC FISTULA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; METASTASIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SPLEEN CANCER; SPLEEN SURGERY; STOMACH SURGERY;

EID: 2442453376     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2004.11679539     Document Type: Review

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