Abstract
A 64-year-old woman visited our outpatient clinic because of bloody stools and abdominal fullness. Digital rectal examination revealed a 6 x 4-cm oval mass. Abdominal CT scans demonstrated a concentric, multilayered structure in the rectum. Colonoscopy showed segments of the bowel were dark-purplish, and intussusception. Deeper insertion of the colonoscope through the lumen revealed a type 1 lesion. Under a diagnosis of sigmoid colon cancer with intrarectal intussusception, emergency surgery was performed. The resected specimen showed a type 1 advanced cancer and two early cancers at the base of the intussuscepted colon, all of which appear to have contributed to the intussusception.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 77-83 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Japanese Society of Gastroenterology |
| Volume | 107 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 Jan |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gastroenterology
