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Rishitha Yelisetti1, Madiha Khurshid1, Areig Awad1
1Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Francis Medical Center, Seton Hall University, Trenton, NJ, USA.
Abstract:
Colon cancer is among the common malignancies. Common cancer-related complications are regional tumor extension, obstruction, and tumor perforation. Abscess formation is among the rare complications. We report a case of a 60-year-old female who presented with shortness of breath and left upper quadrant pain and was diagnosed with splenic abscess associated with colon cancer. This type of presentation necessitates an early surgical intervention.
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