Necrotising soft tissue infection of the lower limb due to a perforated caecal carcinoma: a case report

Simon J Timbrell; David Straiton; Elliot Breaks; Karim Sillah; Neil Khan

doi:10.1186/1752-1947-8-80

Necrotising soft tissue infection of the lower limb due to a perforated caecal carcinoma: a case report

Simon J Timbrell, David Straiton, Elliot Breaks, Karim Sillah, Neil Khan

Division of Cancer Sciences (L5)

Lincoln County Hospital

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INTRODUCTION: We report the first case to our knowledge where an ascending colorectal tumour presented as a necrotising lower leg infection.

CASE PRESENTATION: We describe the unusual presentation of a previously unknown caecal carcinoma in a 69-year-old Caucasian man, which presented as a rapidly spreading limb infection due to a perforated caecal adenocarcinoma. This case presented a diagnostic dilemma and we document the investigation and management in our patient and compare this to the current published literature.

CONCLUSIONS: Although rare, this case highlights how leg swelling and in particular, thigh and gluteal swelling, have the potential to be an unusual presentation of a caecal carcinoma.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	80
Journal	Journal of Medical Case Reports
Volume	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-8-80
Publication status	Published - 2014

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Necrotising soft tissue infection of the lower limb due to a perforated caecal carcinoma: a case report

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