Malrotation of the bowel resulting in a left-sided caecal carcinoma presenting as a palpable intrahernial mass.
An 86-year-old woman presented with a large left-sided intrahernial mass, which was shown on CT to represent an abnormally located caecal tumour. An underlying bowel malrotation was also found explaining the left-sided nature of the mass.
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Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 1V5. williammart@hotmail.com
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014102:Torsion Abnormality