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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
CT scan is used to determine the extent of involvement on colon cancer, most commonly in the abdomen and lungs. | CT scan is used to determine the extent of involvement on colon cancer, most commonly in the [[abdomen]] and [[lungs]]. | ||
==CT== | ==CT== | ||
CT scan is used to determine the extent of involvement on colon cancer, most commonly in the abdomen and lungs. Findings on CT include: | CT scan is used to determine the extent of involvement on colon cancer, most commonly in the [[abdomen]] and [[lungs]]. Findings on CT include: | ||
*Luminal narrowing | *Luminal narrowing | ||
*Marked wall thickening | *Marked wall thickening | ||
*Circumferential thickening of the bowel wall | *Circumferential thickening of the bowel wall | ||
*Bowel obstruction and distension of the proximal bowel | *[[Bowel obstruction]] and distension of the proximal bowel | ||
*Involvement of surrounding structures | *Involvement of surrounding structures | ||
*Hepatic metastases | *[[Metastases|Hepatic metastases]] | ||
*Abnormal growth | *Abnormal growth | ||
*[[Intussusception]] | *[[Intussusception]] | ||
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[[Image:Pulmonary Metastases from Colorectal Cancer.jpg| | <figure-inline>[[Image:Pulmonary Metastases from Colorectal Cancer.jpg|720x720px]]</figure-inline> | ||
'''Hepatic Metastases from Colorectal Cancer'''<br> | '''Hepatic Metastases from Colorectal Cancer'''<br> | ||
''Adapted from Radiopaedia.org courtesy of Dr. Mohammad Taghi Niknejad''<ref>[http://radiopaedia.org/cases/hypovascular-hepatic-metastases/</ref> | ''Adapted from Radiopaedia.org courtesy of Dr. Mohammad Taghi Niknejad''<ref>[http://radiopaedia.org/cases/hypovascular-hepatic-metastases/</ref> | ||
[[Image:Hepatic Metastases from Colorectal Cancer.jpg| | <figure-inline>[[Image:Hepatic Metastases from Colorectal Cancer.jpg|720x720px]]</figure-inline> | ||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 14:05, 18 December 2017
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Overview
CT scan is used to determine the extent of involvement on colon cancer, most commonly in the abdomen and lungs.
CT
CT scan is used to determine the extent of involvement on colon cancer, most commonly in the abdomen and lungs. Findings on CT include:
- Luminal narrowing
- Marked wall thickening
- Circumferential thickening of the bowel wall
- Bowel obstruction and distension of the proximal bowel
- Involvement of surrounding structures
- Hepatic metastases
- Abnormal growth
- Intussusception
- Colonic perforation
- Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- Enlarged lymph nodes
- Pulmonary metastases
- Peritoneal metastases
- Tumor recurrence
Pulmonary Metastases from Colorectal Cancer
Adapted from Radiopaedia.org courtesy of Dr. Frank Gaillard[1]
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Hepatic Metastases from Colorectal Cancer
Adapted from Radiopaedia.org courtesy of Dr. Mohammad Taghi Niknejad[2]
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