CT Findings of Colonic Complications Associated with Colon Cancer

نویسندگان

  • Sang Won Kim
  • Hyeong Cheol Shin
  • Il Young Kim
  • Young Tong Kim
  • Chang-Jin Kim
چکیده

A broad spectrum of colonic complications can occur in patients with colon cancer. Clinically, some of these complications can obscure the presence of underlying malignancies in the colon and these complications may require emergency surgical management. The complications of the colon that can be associated with colon cancer include obstruction, perforation, abscess formation, acute appendicitis, ischemic colitis and intussusception. Although the majority of these complications only rarely occur, familiarity with the various manifestations of colon cancer complications will facilitate making an accurate diagnosis and administering prompt management in these situations. The purpose of this pictorial essay is to review the CT appearance of the colonic complications associated with colon cancer.

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دوره 11  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010