Open AccessUnsuspected radiolucent partial denture impaction in the sigmoid colon mimicking malignancy
Author(s) -
Makabongwe Tshuma,
Vamsi Velchuru,
Geoffrey Waters
Publication year - 2017
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.