Presentation
Work up for lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
Patient Data
Age: 60 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Intraluminal polypoid adenocarcinoma of the transverse colon
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A 42×29 mm intraluminal polypoid mass is noted in the distal portion of the transverse colon, accompanied by several pericolic enlarged lymph nodes with SAD less than 10 mm. There is no sign of extracolonic invasion or apparent metastatic lesion.
Case Discussion
An intraluminal polypoid transverse colon mass in an elderly female patient with lower GI bleeding compatible with pathology-proven colon adenocarcinoma.
Colorectal cancers can be found anywhere from the cecum to the rectum, and transverse colon involvement includes just about 10% of cases.
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