The ultrasonic demonstration of carcinoid tumor of the ileocecal valve.
Gastrointestinal polyps are usually not identified on ultrasonography. The first ultrasonic demonstration of a polypoid tumor of the ileocecal valve, manifesting as a hypoechoic mass, is presented. The differential diagnosis of predominantly hypoechoic lesions of the ileocecal region are discussed.
D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007080:Ileocecal Valve; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography