[Difficulties in diagnosis of a sigmoid carcinoma presenting as a fever of unknown origin]

Presse Med. 2009 Apr;38(4):682-5. doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2008.09.020. Epub 2008 Nov 22.

[Article in French]

Authors

Benoit Faucher¹, Pascal Rossi, Stéphane Berdah, Olivier Emungania, Yves Frances, Brigitte Granel, Granel Brigitte

Affiliation

¹ Service de Médecine Interne, Université de la Méditerranée, Hôpital Nord, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, F-13915 Marseille, Cedex 15, France.

PMID: 19028073
DOI: 10.1016/j.lpm.2008.09.020

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis*
Adenocarcinoma / pathology
Adenocarcinoma / secondary
Adenocarcinoma / surgery
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
Combined Modality Therapy
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Fever of Unknown Origin / etiology*
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / pathology
Lung Neoplasms / secondary
Lymphatic Metastasis / pathology
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Sigmoid Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Sigmoid Neoplasms / drug therapy
Sigmoid Neoplasms / pathology
Sigmoid Neoplasms / surgery
Sigmoidoscopy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed