Open AccessScirrhous colon cancer presenting as a pseudokidney sign
Author(s) -
Yamada Takayuki,
Ohwada Susumu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3198
Subject(s) - medicine , ascending colon , colorectal cancer , intussusception (medical disorder) , sign (mathematics) , cancer , ultrasonography , radiology , gastroenterology , mathematical analysis , mathematics
This case presents ascending colon cancer with a typical pseudokidney sign on ultrasonography. The cancer extended from the ascending colon to the terminal ileum without intussusception. The pseudokidney sign may represent colon scirrhous cancer.