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doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.189_b.x.
Fournier's gangrene: an unusual presentation for rectal carcinoma
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- DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.189_b.x
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Fournier's gangrene: an unusual presentation for rectal carcinoma
Am J Gastroenterol.
1998 Apr.
Abstract
We report a case of a large perforated adenocarcinoma of the rectum manifesting as an ischiorectal abscess progressing to Fournier's gangrene in an insulin-dependent diabetic man. Recognition and management of this rare syndrome in the setting of a common disease is discussed.
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Re: Gamagami et al. Fournier's gangrene with obstructing cancer.Am J Gastroenterol. 1998 Oct;93(10):1999-2000. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.1999a.x. Am J Gastroenterol. 1998. PMID: 9772081 No abstract available.
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Colorectal cancer presenting as Fournier's gangrene.Am J Gastroenterol. 1999 Mar;94(3):858-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1999.00858.x. Am J Gastroenterol. 1999. PMID: 10086688 No abstract available.
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