Carcinoma of the colon 2 years after endocarditis due to Streptococcus bovis

Am J Gastroenterol. 1983 Mar;78(3):162-3.

Abstract

A patient with Streptococcus bovis endocarditis, on complete gastrointestinal evaluation had only an adenomatous polyp of the sigmoid colon. Twenty-eight months later she was found to have invasive cecal carcinoma. Periodic evaluation of the gastrointestinal tract is therefore recommended for all patients with a history of S. bovis septicemia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / etiology*
  • Aged
  • Cecal Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Polyps / complications
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary
  • Sepsis / complications
  • Sigmoid Neoplasms / complications
  • Streptococcal Infections / complications*