A CASE OF CARCINOMA OF THE ILEUM WITH ADENOMA COMPONENT DIAGNOSED PREOPERATIVELY

Abstract

Carcinoma of the ileum is a rare disease. It is extremely difficult to make a difinite diagnosis of ileal carcinoma prior to surgery. A 69-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of ileus. CT examination revealed intestinal obstruction due to a ileal tumor. The subsequent colonoscopic examina-tion and retrograde ileogram found complete obstruction caused by an annular constricting tumor in the ileum. Ileocecotomy was performed. A histological examination of the resected specimen revealed well differentiated adenocarcinoma with invasion to the serosa containing adenoma component.