Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2018
ROLE OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN COLORECTAL CANCER
Dr. Aditya D Mehta, Dr. Jagruti Kalola, Dr. Anjana Trivedi, Dr. Raj Bheshdadiya
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Colorectal cancer is a common malignancy that results in significant morbidity and mortality. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) is valuable in planning surgery for colon cancer because it can demonstrate regional extension of tumor as well as adenopathy and distant metastases. At CT, colorectal cancer typically appears as a discrete soft–tissue mass that narrows the colonic lumen. Colorectal cancer can also manifest as focal colonic wall thickening and luminal narrowing. Complications of primary colonic malignancies such as obstruction, perforation, and fistula can be readily visualized with CT. At CT, local extension of tumor appears as an extra colic mass or simply as thickening and infiltration of pericolic fat. Extra colic spread is also suggested by loss of fat planes between the colon and adjacent organs. The liver is the predominant organ to be involved with metastases from colorectal cancer. At CT, hepatic metastases usually appear as hypo attenuating masses, which are best visualized during the portal venous phase of liver enhancement. Other common sites of metastases from colon cancer include the lungs, adrenal glands, and bones. Use of CT is critical for identifying recurrences, evaluating anatomic relationships, documenting “normal” postoperative anatomy, and confirming the absence of new lesions during and after therapy.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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ROLE OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN COLORECTAL CANCER , Dr. Aditya D Mehta, Dr.Jagruti Kalola, Dr. Anjana Trivedi, Dr. Raj Bheshdadiya , INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7|Issue-12| December-2018
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ROLE OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN COLORECTAL CANCER , Dr. Aditya D Mehta, Dr.Jagruti Kalola, Dr. Anjana Trivedi, Dr. Raj Bheshdadiya , INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7|Issue-12| December-2018
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