TY - JOUR
T1 - Stage IV colorectal cancer presenting after necrotizing soft tissue infection
AU - Freedle, Caroline
AU - Rahesh, Jasmin
AU - Harris, Michelle
AU - Tran, Virginia
AU - Dissanaike, Sharmila
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright © 2020 Baylor University Medical Center.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs) are highly aggressive and may be lethal if untreated. Polymicrobial infections of the groin and lower limb have been documented secondary to invasive colorectal cancer (CRC). We present a case of CRC diagnosed more than 4 years after the development of NSTI. There are documented cases of NSTIs concomitant with a preexisting CRC. In this case, however, the patient’s initial presentation was an NSTI followed by later diagnosis of CRC. A previously treated NSTI that is not healing appropriately may be an early indicator for CRC.
AB - Necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs) are highly aggressive and may be lethal if untreated. Polymicrobial infections of the groin and lower limb have been documented secondary to invasive colorectal cancer (CRC). We present a case of CRC diagnosed more than 4 years after the development of NSTI. There are documented cases of NSTIs concomitant with a preexisting CRC. In this case, however, the patient’s initial presentation was an NSTI followed by later diagnosis of CRC. A previously treated NSTI that is not healing appropriately may be an early indicator for CRC.
KW - Colorectal carcinoma
KW - necrotizing soft tissue infections
KW - stage IV colorectal adenocarcinoma
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U2 - 10.1080/08998280.2020.1805675
DO - 10.1080/08998280.2020.1805675
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85090446633
SN - 0899-8280
VL - 34
SP - 135
EP - 137
JO - Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
JF - Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
IS - 1
ER -