Open AccessCaecal amebic colitis mimicking obstructing right sided colonic carcinoma with liver metastases: A rare case
Author(s) -
Nikhil Moorchung,
Vikram Singh,
V. Srinivas,
Shyam S. Jaiswal,
Gangandeep Singh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.136684
Subject(s) - colonic carcinoma , medicine , perforation , colitis , entamoeba histolytica , amoebiasis , gastroenterology , amoebic liver abscess , carcinoma , pathology , liver abscess , abscess , surgery , immunology , materials science , punching , metallurgy
Intestinal Entamoeba Histolytica infection can lead to colitis, abscess formation, colonic perforation and rarely amoeboma. We report a case of colonic amoebiasis, in which the presenting symptoms and radiological findings closely resembled an obstructing right-sided colonic carcinoma, with liver metastases.