Haroon, Raihanah and Abidin, Mohd Radhwan and Che Mohamed, Siti Kamariah and Muslim, Aisyah Khaulah
  
(2021)
Adult ileocolic intussusception in caecal adenocarcinoma –an infrequent phenomenon.
    International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, Vol. 5 (No. 1 (2021): Special Issue).
     p. 2160.
    
     E-ISSN 2600-8491
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
    
      
      
    
  
  
    
  
  
    Abstract
    Intussusceptionis a common condition which radiologists come across on a day-to-day basis. However, this entity is  uncommonly  encountered  in  the  adult  population,  causes  of  which  most  often  attributed  to  a  lead  point.  The growing  use  of  CT  has  enabled  radiologists  to  make  timely  diagnosis  in  order  to  prevent  complications  of  acute abdomen. The author reports a case of a 56-year-old lady who had a previous history of blood transfusion for anemia, presented with chronic right sided and epigastric pain. Theseare associated with constipation, diarrhoea, tenesmus and  constitutional  symptoms.  Clinical  examination  revealed  mild  pallor,  palpable  epigastric  mass.  CT  showed  a large sausage-shaped mass with features suggestive  of intussusception of the caecum and terminal ileum into the ascending colon along with small bowel faeces sign. A focal enhancing mass simulating segmental bowel thickening is   seen   as   a   lead   point.   Open   right   hemicolectomy   and   ileocolic   anastomosis   were   undertaken   with   the histopathological    examination    yielding    a    poorly    differentiated    caecal    adenocarcinoma.    Review    of    the radiopathological correlation of this entity is also outlined.Key words: adult ileocolic intussusception, caecal adenocarcinomaAcknowledgement:Radiology Department, Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Centre (SASMEC)
  
  
  
  
  
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