Cone-shaped cecum (differential)

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 10 Feb 2021

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Radswiki T, Bell D, Gaillard F, et al. Cone-shaped cecum (differential). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-12589

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-12589

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12589

Article created:

19 Dec 2010, The Radswiki ◉

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Last revised:

10 Feb 2021, Daniel J Bell ◉

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7 times, by 6 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Gastrointestinal

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Signs

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refs, cases

Synonyms:

Cone-shaped cecum
Coned caecum
Coned cecum
Conical cecum
Conical caecum

A cone-shaped cecum refers to a loss of the normal rounded appearance of the cecum, which instead becomes narrow and cone-shaped with the apex pointing towards the base of the appendix. It is encountered in a number of conditions including:

inflammatory
- infective
  - blastomycosis
  - amoebiasis
  - Yersinia enterocolitis
  - tuberculosis
  - typhoid fever
  - typhlitis
  - cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection
- non-infective
malignant
- colonic adenocarcinoma
- metastasis

Cone-shaped cecum (differential)

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