GASTROCOLIC FISTULA AS A COMPLICATION OF COLON-CARCINOMA - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
SINGH V WADLEIGH R
Citation
V. Singh et R. Wadleigh, GASTROCOLIC FISTULA AS A COMPLICATION OF COLON-CARCINOMA - A CASE-REPORT, Acta oncologica, 36(8), 1997, pp. 817-818
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology
Journal title
Acta oncologica → ACNP
ISSN journal
0284186X
Volume
36
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
817 - 818
Database
ISI
SICI code
0284-186X(1997)36:8<817:GFAACO>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Colon cancer is the third most common malignancy in the United States (1). Gastrocolic fistula formation secondary to colon cancer is a rare complication, with most reported cases being secondary to benign caus es such as peptic ulcer disease, trauma and infections. We report here a case of colon cancer with gastrocolic fistula formation, and review the clinical aspects, as well as recent literature regarding this ent ity.