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Unsuspected radiolucent partial denture impaction in the sigmoid colon mimicking malignancy
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 inflammator...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The British Institute of Radiology
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6159238/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30363211 http://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjrcr.20160074 |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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