Unsuspected radiolucent partial denture impaction in the sigmoid colon mimicking malignancy | Zendy

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Unsuspected radiolucent partial denture impaction in the sigmoid colon mimicking malignancy

Author(s) -

Makabongwe Tshuma,

Vamsi Velchuru,

Geoffrey Waters

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

bjr|case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2055-7159

DOI - 10.1259/bjrcr.20160074

Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , sigmoid colon , diverticulosis , radiodensity , impaction , sigmoid function , radiology , surgery , pathology , radiography , rectum , machine learning , artificial neural network , computer science

We report the case of a 79-year-old male who presented with altered bowel habit. Subsequent endoscopy and radiological investigations suggested the diagnosis of a likely sigmoid colon malignancy. Surgery was performed to remove the suspected tumour and post-surgical histology showed only inflammatory change in an area of underlying sigmoid diverticulosis with an associated impacted dental prosthesis.

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