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Case Reports
. 1993 Aug 31;79(4):280-2.
doi: 10.1177/030089169307900412.

Spontaneous perforation of the rectum by carcinoma of the prostate. Case report

L Cormio  1 , I Perttilä, O Saarinen, E Tierala, S Nordling, M Ruutu
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Spontaneous perforation of the rectum by carcinoma of the prostate. Case report

L Cormio et al. Tumori. .

Abstract

A case of spontaneous perforation of the rectum by a locally advanced prostatic carcinoma is described. The mechanisms of rectal involvement by prostatic carcinoma are discussed, focusing attention on the difficulties in differential diagnosis with primary carcinoma of the rectum.

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