Colon cancer

Case contributed by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Abdominal pain and chronic constipation.

Patient Data

Age: 65 years
Gender: Female
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Increased wall thickness is noted at ascending colon accompanied by pericolic fat stranding and a few regional lymphadenopathies.

Case Discussion

Pathology proven colon adenocarcinoma with small regional lymphadenopathies.

Colorectal cancers can be found anywhere from the cecum to the rectum. The cecum and ascending colon are involved in approxmiately 20% of cases. 

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