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Secondary neoplasms

Friday 24 October 2008, Branislav Kunčak, M. D.

Secondary neoplasms of the colorectum: direct infiltration of the colon and metastases.

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Fig. 1

Direct infiltration of the ascending colon by ovarian carcinoma.

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Fig. 2

Metastasis from galbladder carcinoma found in colon descendens.

Patient presented with GI bleeding 4 weeks after cholecystectomy for galbladder carcinoma. Metastasis was found also in the duodenum.

Keywords: secondary neoplasm, infiltration, metastasis, colon, rectum