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DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-11923
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York
Endosonographic Features of Advanced Gastric Carcinoma Invading the Colon: Is it Easy to Differentiate from Pancreatic Invasion?
Publication History
Publication Date:
31 December 2001 (online)
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Endoscopic ultrasonographic (EUS) image of a T4 gastric carcinoma on the posterior wall of the angulus taken using a GF-UM200 (7.5 MHz) echoendoscope (Olympus, Tokyo, Japan). The linear hypoechoic area along the outer tumor margin (arrow) was first interpreted as the main pancreatic duct of an invaded pancreatic body, but surprisingly, the actual pancreas was demonstrated soon afterwards in its normal position.
Histopathological examination proved that the linear hypoechoic area was consistent with the muscularis propria of the colon (arrow) (hematoxylin and eosin, original magnification × 5). Another patient recently presenting with the same EUS features was diagnosed correctly.
T. Okai,M.D.
Dept. of Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology
Cancer Research Institute
Kanazawa University
4-86 Yoneizumi
Kanazawa 921-8044
Japan
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Email: E-mail:okai@kenroku.kanazawa-u.ac.jp