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[A Case of Early Rectal Cancer Accompanied by Multiple Liver Abscesses]
Masakazu Ikenaga1, Masami Ueda, Katsuya Ohta
1Dept. of Gastroenterological Surgery, Higashiosaka City Medical Center.
Abstract:
An 81-year-old female who suffered from headache and general fatigue was diagnosed multiple liver abscesses by abdominal computed tomography(CT). Antibiotics and percutaneous transhepatic abscess drainage(PTAD)were performed, liver abscesses were improved. During the treatment, followed abdominal CT indicated lower rectal tumor. An early rectal cancer accompanied by multiple liver abscesses was diagnosed and performed surgery. The histological diagnosis was Rb, type 1, tub2, pT1b(SM 8,000 μm), Ly0, V1a, pN0, pStage Ⅰ. After surgery, the patient remains free from liver abscess. We report early colorectal cancer with multiple liver abscesses in Japanese literature.
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