Two Cases of Intussusception Caused by Colon Cancers.

Intussusception Caused by Lipoma of the Colon

A lthough lipomas of the colon are considered the second most common benign nonepithelial tumors of the colon and rectum, they are rare. From July 17, 1997, until October 2004, we encountered 7 cases of lipomas of the colon. The patients ranged in age from 51 to 64 years (median age, 60 years) and included 3 men and 4 women. Their clinical presentation included rectal bleeding (n=2), pain in th...

Ultrasonographic diagnosis of adult intussusception caused by pedunculated colon carcinoma.

Adult intussusception is clinically rare. We report a case with colon intussusception caused by a pedunculated polyp of the sigmoid colon in a 54-year-old male. Abdominal ultrasonographic screening for hematochezia showed intussusception in the sigmoid colon, demonstrating a multiple concentric ring sign and a mobile leading colon polyp. Histological examination of a biopsy specimen of the poly...

Adult Ileo-Ileal Intussusception Caused by Intestinal Lipoma

Intussusception Caused by Amœbic Dysentery

Case history.?S., aged 12 years, a Muslim male, was admitted into the Mitford Hospital, Dacca, on. 16th J.u?ust, 1Q41 f complaining of abdominal pain and ^rhoea with blood and mucus. Examination.?A thin, lightly-built boy. He had a Movable tumour in the epigastrium. The abdomen was 7?'t and there was no tenderness. His relatives stated hat he had had an acute attack of dysentery one month Envio...

Adult Intussusception Caused by Descending Colon Cancer during Chemotherapy of Stomach Cancer Recurrence

Intussusception in adults is uncommon, and it is rare in the descending colon because of its fixation to the retroperitoneum. We herein describe a case of intussusception caused by descending colon cancer. A 74-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for treatment of vomiting and abdominal pain. He had undergone chemotherapy for lymph node recurrence of stomach cancer for about 4 years. Compu...