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Colonoscopy.. A large villous tumor in the sigmoid colon was found. The tumor was so large that the endoscope could not be passed proximally.
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A villous tumor in the sigmoid colon was found (Fig. 1) and the endoscope could not be advanced beyond the tumor.
Plain abdominal computed tomography scan.. a. the mass in the sigmoid colon cancer (arrow) and dilated small bowel (arrowhead), b. dilation of the colon proximal to the tumor (arrow).
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Plain abdominal CT scan revealed dilation of the colon proximal to the tumor (Fig. 2).
Resected bowel specimen.. a. ileum to transverse colon, b. transverse colon to descending colon, c. descending colon to rectum and tumor (arrow), d. schema of a, b, and c.
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Ischemia from the ileum to the sigmoid colon was present, and these areas were resected (Fig. 3).