Cryptogenic pyogenic liver abscess as a sign of colorectal cancer: A population-based 5-year follow-up study

Liver International

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1387-1393

  Lai, Hsueh Chou ^a,b   Lin, Herng Ching ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Cryptogenic pyogenic liver abscess; Diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PYOGENIC LIVER ABSCESS; SEX;

ADULT; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS, PYOGENIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 78349288047     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: 14783231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2010.02327.x     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Sherman JD, Robbin SL. Changing trends in casuistics of hepatic abscess. Am J Med 1960; 28: 943-50.
2. Ledeman ER, Crum NF. Pyogenic liver abscess with a focus on Klebsiella pneumoniae as a primary pathogen: an emerging disease with unique clinical characteristics. Am J Gatroenterol 2005; 100: 322-31.
3. Miedema BW, Dineen P. The diagnosis and treatment of pyogenic liver abscess. Ann Surg 1984; 200: 328-35.
4. Stain SC, Yellin AE, Donovan AJ, et al. Pyogenic liver abscess: modern treatment. Arch Surg 1991; 126: 991-6.
5. Leiba A, Apter S, Avni I, et al. Pyogenic liver abscess-an unusual presentation of colonic villous adenoma. Harfuah (Israel) 2003; 142: 336-7.
6. Cohen JL, Martin FM, Rossi RL, et al. Liver abscess: the need for complete gastrointestinal evaluation. Arch Surg 1989; 124: 561-4.
7. Lai HC, Chan CY, Peng CY, et al. Pyogenic liver abscess associated with large colonic tubulovillous adenoma. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 72: 880-4.
8. Lee KJ, Kum J, Ghosh P. Nonmetastatic Cancer of the colon associated with pyogenic liver abscess. Am J Gastroenterol 2008; 103: 798-9.
9. Lim WC, Lim CC. Silent colorectal carcinoma and pyogenic liver abscess. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2004; 19: 945-6.
10. Mohsen AH, Green ST, Read RC, et al. Liver abscess in adults: ten years experience in a UK centre. QJM 2002; 95: 797-802.
11. Zakout R, Santos JM, Ferreira C, et al. Colonoscopy for 'cryptogenic' pyogenic liver abscess? Colorectal Disease 2010; 12: 71-3.
12. Hiraoka A, Yamashita Y, Uesugi K, et al. Three cases of liver abscesses complicated with colon cancer without liver metastasis: importance of screening for digestive disease. Intern Med 2007; 46: 2013-7.
13. Alvarez J, Baldonedo R, Bear I, et al. Anaerobic liver abscesses as initial presentation of silent colonic cancer. HPB (Oxgord) 2004; 6: 41-2.
14. Lonardo A, Grisendi A, Pulvirenti M, et al. Right colon adenocarcinoma presenting as Bacteroides fragilis liver abscess. J Clin Gastroenterol 1992; 14: 335-8.
15. Teitz S, Guidetti-Sharon A, Manor H, et al. Pyogenic liver abscess: warning indicator of silent colonic cancer. Dis Colon Rectum 1995; 38: 1220-3.
16. Klein RS, Recco RA, Catalano MT, et al. Association of Streptococcus bovis with carcinoma of the colon. N Engl J Med 1977; 297: 800-2.
17. Trump DL, Fahnestock R, Cloutier CT, et al. Anaerobic liver abscess and intrahepatic metastases: a case report and review of the literature. Cancer 1978; 41: 682-6.
18. Simmang CL, Senatore P, Lowry A, et al. Practice parameters for detection of colorectal neoplasms. The Standards Committee, The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. Dis Colon Rectum 1999; 42: 1123-9.
19. Harnik IG. Pyogenic liver abscess presenting after malignant polypectomy. Dig Dis Sci 2007; 52: 3524-5.
20. Thomsen RW, Jepsen P, Sorensen HT. Diabetes mellitus and pyogenic liver abscess: risk and prognosis. Clin infect Dis 2007; 44: 1194-210.
21. Chen W, Chen CH, Liu KL, et al. Clinical outcome and prognostic factors or patients with pyogenic liver abscess requiring intensive care. Crit Care Med 2008; 36: 1184-8.
22. Nilsen TI, Vatten LJ. Prospective study of colorectal cancer risk and physical activity, diabetes, blood glucose and BMI: exploring the hyperinsulinaemia hypothesis. Br J Cancer 2001; 84: 417-22.
23. Giovannucci E, Michaud D. The role of obesity and related metabolic disturbances in cancers of the colon, prostate, and pancreas. Gastroenterology 2007; 132: 2208-25.
24. Tsai FC, Huang YT, Chang LY, et al. Pyogenic liver abscess as endemic disease, Taiwan. Emerging Infect Dis 2008; 14: 1592-600.
25. Hsu WH, Yu FJ, Chuang CH, Chen CF. Occult colon cancer in a patient with diabetes and recurrent Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2009; 25: 98-103.
26. Taiwan Cancer Registry. Available at (accesssed March 2010).
27. Lin HC, Chao PZ, Lee HC. Sudden sensorineural hearing loss increases the risk of stroke: a 5-year follow-up study. Stroke 2008; 39: 2744-8.
28. Nosher JL, Giudici M, Needell GS, et al. Elective one stage abdominal operations after percutaneous catheter drainage of pyogenic liver abscess. Am Surg 1993; 59: 658-63.
29. Yeh TS, Jan YY, Jeng LB, et al. Pyogenic liver abscesses in patients with malignant disease. Arch Surg 1998; 242-45.
30. The liver in infections. In: Sherlock S, Doley J, eds. Diseases of the Liver and Biliary System. Oxford: Blackwell Science, 1997; 497-500.
31. Tzur T, Liberman S, Felzenstein I, et al. Liver abscesses caused by Streptococcus milleri: an uncommon presenting sign of silent colonic cancer. Irs Med Assoc J 2003; 5: 206-7.
32. Matsushita M, Hajiro K, Okazaki K, et al. Endophthalmitis with brain, lung, and liver abscesses associated with an occult colon cancer. Am J Gastroenterol 2000; 95: 3664-5.
33. Delamaire M, Maugendre D, Moreno M, et al. Impaired leucocyte functions in diabetic patients. Diabet Med 1997; 14: 29-34.
34. Thomsen RW, Hungborg HH, Lervang HH, et al. Diabetes mellitus as a risk and prognostic factor for community-acquired bacteremia due to enterobacteria: a 10-year, population-based study among adults. Clin Infect Dis 2005; 40: 628-31.
35. Rayfield EJ, Ault MJ, Keusch GT, et al. Infection and diabetes: the case for glucose control. Am J Med 1982; 72: 439-50.
36. Hansen DS, Gottschau A, Kolmos HJ. Epidemiology of Klebsiella bacteremia: a case control study using Eschericha coli bacteremia as control. J Hosp Infect 1998; 38: 119-32.
37. Seow A, Yuan JM, Koh WP, et al. Diabetes mellitus and risk of colorectal cancer in the Singapore Chinese Health study. J Natl Cancer Inst 2006; 98: 135-8.
38. Larsson SC, Giovannuci E, Work A. Diabetes and colorectal cancer incidence in the cohort of swedish men. Diabetes Care 2005; 28: 1805-7.
39. Kim JH, Lim JY, Kim YH, et al. Is metabolic syndrome a risk factor for colorectal adenoma. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2007; 16: 1543-6.