CT demonstration of pelvic wall spread in primary colonic linitis plastica.
Primary linitis plastica of the colon is a rare entity, and its radiographic and CT findings have been described in previously published literature. We present the CT demonstration of the pelvic wall spread in this unusual disease, and briefly review its radiologic and pathologic features.
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Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Badalona, Barcelona, Spain.
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D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008039:Linitis Plastica / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010502:Perineum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed