Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52646#.VJzPMcCAM4 Author(s) Helena Devesa , Luísa Pereira , Álvaro Gonçalves , Telma Brito , Teresa Almeida , Rui Torres , Alberto Midões Affiliation(s) Serviço de Cirurgia Geral, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, Viana do Castelo, Portugal . ABSTRACT The most common metastatic sites of colon cancer are local lymph nodes, liver and lungs. Lymph node metastasis at distant sites is rare. In this article, we describe the case of a patient with ascending colon cancer with a metastasis in an axillary lymph node. The clinical presentation of this tumor was with an intestinal obstruction, and an emergency resection sur...
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