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Thoracic empyema associated with recurrent colon cancer

Report of a case and review of the literature

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Abstract

Many types of infections associated with colorectal cancer have been reported. Here, we describe a rare case of thoracic empyema that was observed during immunotherapy for recurrent colon cancer. Culture of the pleural fluid yieldedStreptococcus bovis, which is known to be associated with gastrointestinal lesions, especially colorectal malignancies. The possible correlation between these two clinical entities—empyema and colon cancer—is discussed.

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  1. the Department of Transfusion Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Japan

    Tetsuichiro Muto M.D., Ph.D. & Yoichi Shibata M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Second Department of Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Japan

    Takuya Osada M.D., Ph.D. & Nelson H. Tsuno M.D., Ph.D.

  3. Department of Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Tadahiko Masaki M.D., Ph.D.

  4. The Department of Surgical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113-8655, Tokyo, Japan

    Takuya Osada M.D., Ph.D., Hirokazu Nagawa M.D., Ph.D., Nelson H. Tsuno M.D., Ph.D., Eiji Sunami M.D., Ph.D. & Toshiaki Watanabe M.D., Ph.D.

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  1. Takuya Osada M.D., Ph.D.
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Osada, T., Nagawa, H., Masaki, T. et al. Thoracic empyema associated with recurrent colon cancer. Dis Colon Rectum 44, 291–294 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02234308

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