Caecal amebic colitis mimicking obstructing right sided colonic carcinoma with liver metastases: A rare case | Zendy

Vikram Singh | Zendy; Nikhil Moorchung | Zendy; Vadalamannati Srinivas | Zendy; Shyam S. Jaiswal | Zendy; Gangandeep Singh | Zendy

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Caecal amebic colitis mimicking obstructing right sided colonic carcinoma with liver metastases: A rare case

Author(s) -

Vikram Singh,

Nikhil Moorchung,

Vadalamannati Srinivas,

Shyam S. Jaiswal,

Gangandeep Singh

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

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.

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