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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2021

Malakoplakia mimicking a locally advanced colorectal neoplasm.

María J Irarrázaval-Mainguyague, Manuel Cabreras, Sebastián Oksenberg, María A Pulgar, Francisco Rojas, Manuel Álvarez, Felipe F Quezada-Diaz

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Successful treatment of intestinal malakoplakia in a French Bulldog.The Journal of veterinary medical science · 2024
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  7. Colonic Malakoplakia with Retroperitoneal Extension Mimicking Advanced Colon Cancer.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

María J Irarrázaval-MainguyagueFaculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8331150, Chile.
Manuel CabrerasColorectal Surgery Unit, Surgery Service, Complejo Asistencial Doctor Sótero Del Río, Santiago 8207257, Chile.
Sebastián OksenbergFaculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8331150, Chile.
María A PulgarPathology Service, Complejo Asistencial Doctor Sótero Del Río, Santiago 8207257, Chile.
Francisco RojasUrology Service, Complejo Asistencial Doctor Sótero Del Río, Santiago 8207257, Chile.
Manuel ÁlvarezGastroenterology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8331150, Chile.
Felipe F Quezada-DiazColorectal Surgery Unit, Surgery Service, Complejo Asistencial Doctor Sótero Del Río, Santiago 8207257, Chile.
Complejo Asistencial Sótero del Río · CLPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile · CL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malakoplakia is a rare disease. Clinical presentation is non-specific, making its diagnosis an incidental finding on histopathological analysis. The aim of this case report is to describe a patient diagnosed with colon, renal and soft tissue malacoplakia mimicking a locally advanced colorectal cancer. A 75-year-old man was admitted due to intense abdominal pain. No relevant findings at the physical examination. Computed tomography showed parietal thickening of the descending colon with left kidney, iliopsoas muscle and retroperitoneum involvement. An elevated blood serum creatinine, elevated glycated hemoglobin and urinary infection were detected. Surgery was decided for suspicious symptomatic colonic neoplasm. Left segmental colectomy with left partial nephrectomy and retroperitoneal soft tissue resection was performed. Pathology report was compatible with malakoplakia. Malakoplakia is a rare disease and may affect multiple organs. Because there are no clinical-specific findings, diagnosis is usually made with histopathological study of the surgical specimen.

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