Ulcerated tumor as a form of cecum amebiasis

Amebiasis Cecal a Forma Tumoral Ulcerada

Estapé, Gonzalo - Croci, Fabio - Gastambide, Carmelo - Pérez Penco, Ernesto - Torterolo, Edgardo

Resumen:

A case of amebic ulcerated pseudo-tumor ot tnececum in a country's patient is presented. Thepatient was operated on the diagnosis of an appendicularabscess and a right hemicolectomy was performed.The diagnosis was do11e after the histologyexamination, showed typical amebic trophozoiteforms. The evolution was good and specific drugtreatment was given.


Los autores presentan un caso de seudotumoramebiano cecal ulcerado en un enfermo procedentedel campo, que debutó bajo la máscara de unaperiapendicitis plástica abscedada, lo que deteminóla intervención quirúrgica de urgencia, realizándoseuna hemicolectomía derecha. El diagnóstico sólo sepudo efectuar mediante el estudio microscópico dela pieza luego del hallazgo de formas vegetativasamebianas con imágenes histológicas típicas. Laevolución ulterior fue buena y se realizó el tratamientocon drogas específicas.


Detalles Bibliográficos
1983
ameboma
ameboma
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Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay
Revista Cirugía del Uruguay
https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/3455
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Resumen:
Sumario:A case of amebic ulcerated pseudo-tumor ot tnececum in a country's patient is presented. Thepatient was operated on the diagnosis of an appendicularabscess and a right hemicolectomy was performed.The diagnosis was do11e after the histologyexamination, showed typical amebic trophozoiteforms. The evolution was good and specific drugtreatment was given.