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Case Reports
. 2015 Mar 24:20:288.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.20.288.5506. eCollection 2015.

Fournier gangrene: rare complication of rectal cancer

Pierlesky Elion Ossibi  1 , Tarik Souiki  1 , Karim Ibn Majdoub  1 , Imane Toughrai  1 , Said Ait Laalim  1 , Khalid Mazaz  1 , Somuah Tenkorang  2 , My Hassan Farih  2
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Fournier gangrene: rare complication of rectal cancer

Pierlesky Elion Ossibi et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

Fournier's Gangrene is a rare complication of rectal cancer. Its discovery is often delayed. It's incidence is about 0.3/100,000 populations in Western countries. We report a patient with peritoneal perforation of rectal cancer revealed by scrotal and perineal necrotizing fasciitis.

Keywords: Fournier's Gangrene; complication; rectal cancer.

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Fournier's gangrene
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CT scan of the pelvis showing the tumor
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CT scan of the pelvis showing fasciitis with air bubbles
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