Abstract: A case of gaseous gangrene by Clostridium septicum associated with colorectal cancer is presented. The patient evolved rapidly towards septic shock and death. Autopsy showed occult neoplasm and pelvic and retroperitoneal myonecrosis. An exceptional finding...
Fatal Outcome
[Gas gangrene due to Clostridium septicum in a patient with an occult colonic neoplasm. A case report and review of the literature].
Abstract: A case of gaseous gangrene by Clostridium septicum associated with colorectal cancer is presented. The patient evolved rapidly towards septic shock and death. Autopsy showed occult neoplasm and pelvic and retroperitoneal myonecrosis. An exceptional finding...
Rapid progression of head and neck squamous carcinoma after hyperbaric oxygenation.
Abstract: We present four head and neck cancer patients who apparently had rapid progression of clinically occult disease during or soon after undergoing hyperbaric oxygenation. This led us to review existing knowledge about the interaction of HBO with tumors. The...
A fatal case of cerebral artery gas embolism following fine needle biopsy of the lung.
Abstract: To report a case of cerebral artery gas embolism (CAGE), following fine needle biopsy of the lung, and to discuss the pathophysiology and treatment. A 65-year-old woman presented to an emergency department with the clinical features of a right thromboembolic...