Lipohyperplasia of the Ileocecal Valve Mimicking Malignant Neoplasm on CT: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.2001.45.1.43
- Author:
Hyo Sung KWAK
1
;
Jeong Min LEE
;
Woo Sung MOON
;
Shin Hwa KANG
;
Jong Deok LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chonbuk National University Medical School.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Colon, CT;
Colon, diseases;
Colon, abnormalities
- MeSH:
Back Muscles;
Cecum;
Ileocecal Valve*;
Inflammation;
Lymphatic Diseases;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Ulcer
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2001;45(1):43-46
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a case in which CT scanning revealed lipohyperplasia of the ileocecal (IC) valve and cecum with acute inflammation and ulceration mimicking malignant neoplasm. At unenhanced CT, lesion attenuation was lower than that of back muscle, and at contrast-enhanced CT, the lesion was seen as a lobulated polypoid mass with inhomogeneous enhancement, pericecal fat infiltration, and pericecal lymphadenopathy. Although these findings mimick those of malignant neoplasm, the typical location of the mass, involving the IC valve, and the low attenuation observed at unenhanced CT, can help distinguish it from other masses.
