Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer CT

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]Ali Akram, M.B.B.S.[3]

Overview

There are no characteristic CT findings in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer. However, in some cases, CT scan can be useful in the detection of extracolonic lesions and also right-sided colon lesions(especially cecum) which are not easily seen with colonoscopy.

CT

There are no characteristic CT findings in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.
However, in some cases, CT scan can be useful in the detection of extracolonic lesions and also right-sided colon lesions(especially cecum) which are not easily seen with colonoscopy.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Vito D. Corleto, Ermira Zykaj, Paolo Mercantini, Emanuela Pilozzi, Michele Rossi, Antonella Carnuccio, Emilio Di Giulio, Vincenzo Ziparo & Gianfranco Delle Fave (2005). “Is colonoscopy sufficient for colorectal cancer surveillance in all HNPCC patients?”. World journal of gastroenterology. 11 (47): 7541–7544. PMID 16437731. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
↑ Stevenson GW (2000). “Colorectal cancer imaging: a challenge for radiologists”. Radiology. 214 (3): 615–21. doi:10.1148/radiology.214.3.r00mr46615. PMID 10715019.

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[1] Vito D. Corleto, Ermira Zykaj, Paolo Mercantini, Emanuela Pilozzi, Michele Rossi, Antonella Carnuccio, Emilio Di Giulio, Vincenzo Ziparo & Gianfranco Delle Fave (2005). “Is colonoscopy sufficient for colorectal cancer surveillance in all HNPCC patients?”. World journal of gastroenterology. 11 (47): 7541–7544. PMID 16437731. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

[pmid10715019-2] Stevenson GW (2000). “Colorectal cancer imaging: a challenge for radiologists”. Radiology. 214 (3): 615–21. doi:10.1148/radiology.214.3.r00mr46615. PMID 10715019.

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Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer CT

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