title: [Carcinoma of the cecum presenting as intussusception].
abstract: In intussusception a proximal bowel segment (intussusceptum) invaginates into the lumen of a distal bowel segment (intussuscipiens). In adults intussusception represents a rare cause of intestinal obstruction and is usually secondary to an identifiable lesion that requires surgical treatment other than that of the intussusception itself. We present a 57-year-old woman with metastatic colonic carcinoma of the ileocecal valve and intussusception of the ileum into the cecum. Right hemicolectomy was performed.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimonov
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kaminsky
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D003082:Colectomy; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged