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  • Title: Fournier's gangrene: an unusual presentation for rectal carcinoma.
    Author: Gamagami RA, Mostafavi M, Gamagami A, Lazorthes F.
    Journal: Am J Gastroenterol; 1998 Apr; 93(4):657-8. PubMed ID: 9576470.
    Abstract:
    We report a case of a large perforated adenocarcinoma of the rectum manifesting as an ischiorectal abscess progressing to Fournier's gangrene in an insulin-dependent diabetic man. Recognition and management of this rare syndrome in the setting of a common disease is discussed.
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