Inflammatory fibroid polyp of the colon simulating malignancy.
The authors report an inflammatory fibroid polyp of the colon which simulated a tumor on the air-contrast barium-enema examination. Histological evaluation revealed the inflammatory nature of the polyp. These rare lesions can be radiographically indistinguishable from primary colon carcinoma.
D000328:Adult; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004733:Enema; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography
D001466:Barium Sulfate