Presentation
Male, complaining to pelvic pain and rectal bleeding.
Patient Data
Age: 65 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Mucinous rectal adenocarcinoma
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Rectal wall of mid and high ampula enlarged due to bulky mass, showed high signal intensity on T2-weighted imaging, due to the presence of mucin in the structure. Tumor spreads through the al wall. On diffusion-weighted imaging (b = 800 s/mm2 ) and ADC map revealed diffusion restriction.
T3N2M0/x. MRF+
Case Discussion
Diagnosis confirmed histologically.
The patient underwent neoadjuvant CRT.
There is no available imaging follow-up.