Table 1.
Reported cases of colon perforation resulting from foreign body and previously undiagnosed carcinoma
| Case No. | Age/Sex | Colon Site | Carcinoma Morphology | Foreign Body | Outcome | Reference No/Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78/F | Sigmoid | Large carcinoma | Chicken bone | Full recovery | 4/1985 |
| 2 | 64 | Sigmoid | 6.5 cm long circular ulcerated moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma without stenosis pT3 N0 M0 |
Poultry bone | Full recovery | 5/1996 |
| 3 | 57/M | Sigmoid | Exophytic infiltrating moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma pT4 N1 M0 |
Metallic staple | Unknown | 6/1997 |
| 4 | 69/M | Sigmoid | Polypoid mass, adenocarcinoma | Chicken bone | Unknown | 7/2001 |
| 5 | 86/M | Sigmoid | 5.5 × 4.4 cm circumferential ulcerated mucinous/signet ring adenocarcinoma pT3 N2 MX |
Chicken bone | Died 2 days postop from sepsis | 2010 |