Calcified mucinous adenocarcinoma of the stomach--the CT appearances.
The CT appearances of calcified mucinous adenocarcinoma of the stomach have not been previously reported. This is a rare tumour with a high propensity to calcify, the calcifications typically are small and spiculated. A case is described where the condition was suspected in the plain films of the abdomen and confirmed by CT examination of the stomach.
D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed