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Colorectal carcinoma - stage IV post left hemicoloctomy and total left nephrectomy with pleural empyema

Case contributed by Mohammed Alghamdi
Diagnosis almost certain

Patient Data

Age: 60
Gender: Female

60 year old female with history of ca left colon with involvement of the left ureter and with liver mets who under went left hemicolectomy and left total nephrectomy 1 month prior to this scan.

The patient developed wound infection and had 3 days of fever for which this CT scan was obtained and which showed left pleural empyema.

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