Apple-core lesion of the colon: a case report

INTRODUCTION: The appearance of the apple-core lesion of the colon can be caused by several diseases. CASE PRESENTATION: A male patient was referred to the surgical clinic with melaena and weight loss. Clinical examination and investigations confirmed an apple-core lesion of the colon. He underwent...

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Autores principales: Alzaraa, Ahmed, Krzysztof, Kurzatkowski, Uwechue, Raphael, Tee, Ming, Selvasekar, Chelliah
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cases Network Ltd 2009
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2769347/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19918517
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-7275
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: The appearance of the apple-core lesion of the colon can be caused by several diseases. CASE PRESENTATION: A male patient was referred to the surgical clinic with melaena and weight loss. Clinical examination and investigations confirmed an apple-core lesion of the colon. He underwent surgery, but unfortunately, died of a chest infection two weeks after the operation. CONCLUSION: This case shows the use of computed tomography in demonstrating the primary cause of iron deficiency anaemia, and at the same time, staging the disease for loco-regional metastasis.

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