A Case of Neuroendocrine Cell Carcinoma with Sigmoidovesical Fistula

Colonic neuroendocrine cell carcinoma (NEC), which is a rare subtype of colon epithelial neoplasm, has been reported to show extremely aggressive characteristics with a 1-year survival rate of 20%. We report herein a resected case of NEC that manifested bacterial sepsis due to sigmoidovesical fistul...

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Main Authors: Tsutomu Kawaguchi, Tsuyoshi Itoh, Atsushi Toma, Nobuaki Fuji, Takeshi Mazaki, Kazuyo Naito, Eigo Otsuji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2010-05-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/314197