Computed tomography identification of an exophytic colonic liposarcoma.
It may be difficult to ascertain the relationship between a large intra-abdominal tumor and the adjacent organs if they are close together. In the current case, a definitive preoperative diagnosis of an exophytic colonic tumor was obtained by the demonstration of obtuse angles between the tumor and colon and by distinct recognition of the mucosa-submucosa of the colonic wall on computed tomography; the accuracy of this preoperative diagnosis was subsequently confirmed by pathologic findings.
Department of Radiology, Yuan's General Hospital, No. 162, Cheng-Kung 1st Rd, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 80249, Republic of China.
Chung Kuao
CK
Chou
Department of Pathology, Yuan's General Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Sung-Ting
ST
Chen
CT; Colon; Liposarcoma