Korean J Gastroenterol.  2016 Sep;68(3):166-168. 10.4166/kjg.2016.68.3.166.

Colon Cancer Misdiagnosed as Diverticulitis

• Koo HS

• KMID: 2358721
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4166/kjg.2016.68.3.166

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Colon*
Colonic Neoplasms*
Diverticulitis*

Figure

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  Fig. 1. Initial abdominal computed tomography shows segmental thickening of distal ascending colon with pericolic fat infiltration and regional lymphadenopathy. (A) Transverse view, (B) coronal view.

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  Fig. 2. Colonoscopic findings show about 5 cm, circumferential ulceroinfiltrative mass lesion in the distal ascending colon, suggesting colon cancer.

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  Fig. 3. Torso PET CT showed fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-avid malignancy in right colon, hepatic flexure with pericolic infiltration and regional lymph nodes metastases. (A) Transverse view,(B) coronal view.

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