Cecal carcinoma: initially diagnosed as Crohn's disease on small bowel follow-through.
Lesions in the terminal ileum are often difficult to visualize on routine small bowel follow-through (SBFT) and may require further investigation to rule out associated abnormalities in the ileocecal valve or cecum. This may be done by peroral pneumocolon at the same sitting as the SBFT, but may require bowel preparation. Two cases of cecal carcinoma that were initially diagnosed as Crohn's disease on SBFT without further investigation of the cecum are reported.
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The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004733:Enema; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007327:Insufflation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D001466:Barium Sulfate