Severe clostridium infection of liver metastases presenting as pneumoperitoneum

Cases of C. septicum in association with choriocarcinoma, and breast carcinoma have been reported in the literature.4 In one case, infection was preceded by hepatic intra-arterial infusion of chemotherapy complicated by hepatic artery thrombosis, thus providing anaerobic conditions for clostridial growth. [...]Clostridium septicum is a rare cause of liver abscess in the absence of underlying pathology.