Necrotizing fasciitis of the thigh due to penetrated descending colon cancer: a case report

Necrotizing fasciitis of the thigh due to penetrated descending colon cancer: a case report

Abstract Background Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) caused by colorectal cancer is rare, and very few cases associated with colon cancer have been reported. We describe the case of a patient with NF in the left thigh due to penetration of descending colon cancer who was treated with one-stage surgical re...

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Main Authors: Kentaro Sato, Hitoshi Yamamura, Yoshiyuki Sakamoto, Hajime Morohashi, Takuya Miura, Toru Yoshikawa, Akiko Suto, Satoru Tsuruta, Kenichi Hakamada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-11-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Necrotizing fasciitis
Colon cancer
Descending colon cancer
One-stage resection
Radical resection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-018-0544-y

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