Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer CT scan

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]Ali Akram, M.B.B.S.[3]

Overview

CT scan is not routinely used for the diagnosis of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer. However, in some cases, CT scan can be useful in the detection of extracolonic lesions and also right-sided colon lesions(especially cecum) which are not easily seen with colonoscopy.

CT

  • CT scan is not routinely used for the diagnosis of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.
  • However, in some cases, CT scan can be useful in the detection of extracolonic lesions and also right-sided colon lesions(especially cecum) which are not easily seen with colonoscopy.[1][2]
  • Although CT scan has an acceptable accuracy for detecting large lesions in the colon but it has poor sensitivity in detecting small polyps. Therefore CTC remains a good alternative in surveillance when colonoscopy is deemed incomplete or unsuitable.

References

  1. Vito D. Corleto, Ermira Zykaj, Paolo Mercantini, Emanuela Pilozzi, Michele Rossi, Antonella Carnuccio, Emilio Di Giulio, Vincenzo Ziparo & Gianfranco Delle Fave (2005). "Is colonoscopy sufficient for colorectal cancer surveillance in all HNPCC patients?". World journal of gastroenterology. 11 (47): 7541–7544. PMID 16437731. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. Stevenson GW (2000). "Colorectal cancer imaging: a challenge for radiologists". Radiology. 214 (3): 615–21. doi:10.1148/radiology.214.3.r00mr46615. PMID 10715019.


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