Fournier gangrene as a manifestation of undiagnosed metastatic perforated colorectal cancer

International Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-48

  Chan, Cyrus C ^a   Williams, Mallory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Fournier gangrene; Metastatic colorectal cancer; Necrotizing fasciitis; Perforated colorectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; METASTASIS; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RECTUM TUMOR;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84896521190     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9738/CC168.1     Document Type: Article

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