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Metastatic adenocarcinoma masquerading as a psoas abscess
1Department of Radiology, Hull Royal Infirmary.
Clinical Radiology
|May 1, 1988
Summary
A psoas lesion in a man previously treated for colon cancer was initially suspected to be an abscess. However, biopsy confirmed it was metastatic adenocarcinoma, highlighting the importance of histological diagnosis for post-colectomy complications.
Area of Science:
- Gastroenterology
- Oncology
- Surgical Pathology
Background:
- A 71-year-old male patient with a history of sigmoid colectomy for adenocarcinoma presented with a left psoas mass.
- The lesion was initially suspected to be an abscess based on radiological findings.