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An Unusual Manifestation of Metastatic Colon Carcinoma

Steven P. Kahn, MD; S. Martin Lindenauer, MD; Raymond S. Wojtalik, MD; Douglas Hildreth, MD

AMA Arch Surg. 1972;104(2):209-212.

Abstract
To our knowledge, this is the first report of a liver metastasis secondarily infected with gas-forming organisms. The primary neoplasm was adenocarcinoma of the colon and the organism was Clostridium septicum.

Author Affiliations
Ann Arbor, Mich

From the Department of Surgery, Section of General Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, and the Veterans Administration Hospital, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication July 2, 1971.

Reprint requests to Surgery Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, 2215 Fuller Rd, Ann Arbor, Mich 48105 (Dr. Lindenauer).

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