Carcinoma of the hepatic flexure with proximal lymphatic invasion mimicking Crohn's disease.
A case of carcinoma of the hepatic flexure with ileocolic lymphangitic spread that simulates Crohn's disease is reported. Careful evaluation of the primary lesion should give the key to the diagnosis.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography