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Abdominal wall abscess due to penetrating caecal cancer: an unusual presentation
Girivasan Muthukumarasamy1, Peter Steele, Catherine Sharp
1FTSA 3, Department of surgery, Crosshouse Hospital, KA2 2OE, Kilmarnock, Scotland, UK. mgirivasan@hotmail.com
Introduction:
The common presentations of caecal cancer are anaemia, weight loss and obstructive symptoms. Caecal cancer perforation and abscess formation are rare and mostly intra- or retroperitoneal.
Case Report:
We present a case of abdominal wall abscess secondary to penetrating caecal cancer, the inability of computed tomography scan in aiding the diagnosis and successful surgical excision.
Discussion:
When caecal cancer presents atypically, the preoperative diagnosis is difficult, but complete excision is possible even with abdominal wall penetration.
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