1994 Volume 36 Issue 2 Pages 380-385_1
A 54-year-old male received colonoscopy elsewhere, becanse of positive fecal occult blood testing at a medical check-up. The colonoscopy showed the presence of a tumor in the vicinity of the ileocecal valve. The patient was then referred to this department, and hospitalized for further examination. Colonoscopy confirmed the presence of a tumor, about 4cm in size, near the ileocecal valve. At that time, it was observed that the tumor regressed to the ileum through the ileocecal valve. A sphenoid resection of the ileum was carried out, and the tumor was histopathologically a tubular adenoma. The report includes a number of observations concerning small bowel tumors.
