We report a case of colonic metastasis from ovarian cancer presented as an intraluminal fungating mass mimicking primary colon cancer 8 years after surgery for ovarian cancer. A 70-year-old woman presented with constipation. She had undergone an extended total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for an ovarian papillary serous cystadenocarcinoma 8 years earlier. Colonosc...

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare chronic neutrophilic dermatosis characterized by painful necrotic ulceration. The most common diseases associated with PG are inflammatory bowel disease, certain rheumatologic and hematologic diseases, and malignancy. Here, we describe the case of a 60-year-old man who presented with pruritic and painful erythematous ulcerative macules and patches on both low...

Gossypiboma / textiloma / retained surgical sponge is an avoidable surgical complication which can lead to patient morbidity, mortality and profound medicolegal implications. Retained surgical sponge can present early as abscess formation and septic complications or follow a silent course for many years to present later as intestinal obstruction, fistula formation or simply be extruded through ...

Actinomycosis is a rare and chronic infectious disease caused by a non-spore gram- positive, anaerobic bacterium that rarely infects the colon, in particular the left colon. A 53-year-old woman was referred to us due to chronic abdominal pain, bloating, a few episodes of bloody-mucous rectal discharge, and change of bowel habits. Her medical history and physical examination were unremarkable. C...

Cloacogenic carcinoma (CC, basaloid carcinoma) generally occurs around the dentate line, rarely it can arise from the other sides of the colon. There are only 5 cases of CC located outside the anal canal in the literature. The first occurrence of a CC presents as intraabdominal abscess. We describe a 23-year-old male patient who was admitted with fever and severe abdominal pain. Computed tomogr...

INTRODUCTION In this study, we investigated radiological changes in the sigmoid colon in chagasic patients by comparing their colon lengths and caliber with those of non-chagasic living in the same region and non-chagasic living at high altitudes. METHODS A total of 317 individuals were evaluated using clinical, serological and radiological methods and divided into three groups: 1) one hundre...

INTRODUCTION Little was known about the association between colorectal adenomas and cardiovascular risk factors in Taiwan. The aim of this study was to assess the association between rectosigmoid adenomas and related factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a hospital-based, cross-sectional study. We analysed subjects receiving self-referred health examinations at 1 medical centre in Taiwan be...

We report a rare case of synchronous malignant peritoneal mesothelioma the biphasic histological type and neuroendocrine tumor (NET) rectum without history asbestos exposure.
 During 2 years since manifestation disease patient underwent 3 cytoreductive surgeries (CRS): removal sigmoid mesentery, resection rectosigmoid junction completeness cytoreduction (CC) 0 (2017), omentectomy partial p...