Spontaneous Partial Vanishing Cytomegalovirus Pseudotumour of Colon in an Immunocompetent Patient
| Autor: | Ravikala Rao, Santosh K Dasar, Aishwariya Sai Vegunta, Shyamsundar K. Joshi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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apple core lesion of colon
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Abdominal pain medicine.medical_treatment Clinical Biochemistry lcsh:Medicine Cytomegalovirus colitis contrast enhanced computed tomography Laparotomy Biopsy medicine Ascending colon medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Radiology Section lcsh:R Transverse colon General Medicine medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Abdomen cytomegalovirus colitis Differential diagnosis medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 9, Iss 8, Pp TD07-TD09 (2015) |
| Popis: | Cytomegalovirus (CMV) pseudotumour of the gastrointestinal tract, is a rare benign entity which is treated with antiviral medications and known to resolve spontaneously in a few cases. This is a case report of a 58-year-old man who presented with right lower quadrant abdominal pain. Contrast enhanced computerized tomography of abdomen and pelvis showed apple core lesion involving proximal transverse colon, ceacum, ascending colon, ileoceacal valve and terminal ileum. Synchronous carcinoma of colon was suspected. At laparotomy, there was growth palpable only in the proximal transverse colon. Histological findings of biopsy specimen revealed CMV pseudotumour. CMV pseudo tumour should be included in the differential diagnosis of apple core lesions of the colon even in immunocompetent adults. Endoscopy and biopsy are strongly recommended before surgery in colonic mass lesions to make a definitive diagnosis and to avoid unnecessary surgery. |
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