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CT scan is used to determine the extent of involvement on colon cancer. | CT scan is used to determine the extent of involvement on colon cancer, most commonly in the abdomen and lungs. | ||
==CT== | ==CT== | ||
CT scan is used to determine the extent of involvement on colon cancer. Findings on CT include: | CT scan is used to determine the extent of involvement on colon cancer, most commonly in the abdomen and lungs. Findings on CT include: | ||
*Luminal narrowing | *Luminal narrowing | ||
*Marked wall thickening | *Marked wall thickening | ||
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*Tumor recurrence | *Tumor recurrence | ||
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Revision as of 13:03, 15 July 2015
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Saarah T. Alkhairy, M.D.
Overview
CT scan is used to determine the extent of involvement on colon cancer, most commonly in the abdomen and lungs.
CT
CT scan is used to determine the extent of involvement on colon cancer, most commonly in the abdomen and lungs. Findings on CT include:
- Luminal narrowing
- Marked wall thickening
- Circumferential thickening of the bowel wall
- Bowel obstruction and distension of the proximal bowel
- Involvement of surrounding structures
- Hepatic metastases
- Abnormal growth
- Intussusception
- Colonic perforation
- Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- Enlarged lymph nodes
- Pulmonary metastases
- Peritoneal metastases
- Tumor recurrence
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Pulmonary metastases (colorectal carcinoma)
Adapted from Radiopaedia.org
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Hepatic metastases (colorectal carcinoma)
Adapted from Radiopaedia.org