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ArticleCase reports in surgery2014

A rare case of perforated descending colon cancer complicated with a fistula and abscess of left iliopsoas and ipsilateral obturator muscle.

Alban Cacurri, Gaspare Cannata, Stefano Trastulli, Jacopo Desiderio, Antongiulio Mangia, Olga Adamenko, Eleonora Pressi, Giorgio Giovannelli, Giuseppe Noya, Amilcare Parisi

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Alban CacurriDepartment of General and Oncologic Surgery, University of Perugia, 06157 Perugia, Italy.
Gaspare CannataDepartment of General and Oncologic Surgery, University of Perugia, 06157 Perugia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6873-8218
Stefano TrastulliDepartment of Digestive and Liver Surgery Unit, St. Maria Hospital, 05100 Terni, Italy.
Jacopo DesiderioDepartment of Digestive and Liver Surgery Unit, St. Maria Hospital, 05100 Terni, Italy.
Antongiulio MangiaDepartment of General and Oncologic Surgery, University of Perugia, 06157 Perugia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5003-1217
Olga AdamenkoDepartment of Digestive and Liver Surgery Unit, St. Maria Hospital, 05100 Terni, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1986-3821
Eleonora PressiDepartment of Digestive and Liver Surgery Unit, St. Maria Hospital, 05100 Terni, Italy.
Giorgio GiovannelliDepartment of Digestive and Liver Surgery Unit, St. Maria Hospital, 05100 Terni, Italy.
Giuseppe NoyaDepartment of General and Oncologic Surgery, University of Perugia, 06157 Perugia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7546-2718
Amilcare ParisiDepartment of Digestive and Liver Surgery Unit, St. Maria Hospital, 05100 Terni, Italy.
Santa Maria Nuova Hospital · ITUniversity of Perugia · IT

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Abstract

Perforation of descending colon cancer combined with iliopsoas abscess and fistula formation is a rare condition and has been reported few times. A 67-year-old man came to our first aid for an acute pain in the left iliac fossa, in the flank, and in the ipsilateral thigh. Ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed a left abdominal wall, retroperitoneal, and iliopsoas abscess that also involved the ipsilateral obturator muscle. It proceeded with an exploratory laparotomy that showed a tumor of the descending colon adhered and perforated in the retroperitoneum with abscess of the iliopsoas muscle on the left-hand side, with presence of a fistula and liver metastases. A left hemicolectomy with drainage of the broad abscess was performed. Pathologic report findings determined adenocarcinoma of the resected colon.

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