title: A case of colonic ischemia mimicking carcinoma.
abstract: In this article, we describe a case of colonic ischemia masquerading as colonic carcinoma in a 75-yr-old female. Although this clinical diagnostic problem has been described before, it is rather unusual that the clinical, roentgenographical, endoscopic, and even histopathologic evaluation could not exclude carcinoma with certainty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine University Hospital of Patras, Greece. karam@otenet.gr
authors.forename: Michalis V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Karamouzis
authors.forename: Filitsa A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Badra
authors.forename: Athanasios G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Papatsoris
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017091:Colitis, Ischemic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans