Cecal ameboma in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patient mimicking intra-abdominal malignancy

Amebiasis is quite uncommon in developed countries. Its clinical presentation can vary from an asymptomatic carrier state to fulminant colitis and colonic perforation. We presented a 39-year-old female who received combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma 1 year prior to a...

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Main Authors: Chih-Wei Hsu, Ying-Tse Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-03-01
Series:Journal of Cancer Research and Practice
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2311300615000051