Authors: Xu C, Zhu R, Dai Q, Xu G, Zhang G.
DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2025.1716593
Abstract Summary
A rare case of colorectal cancer in a 21-year-old man illustrates diagnostic pitfalls when intussusception occurs in young adults. CT imaging suggested two separate lesions—a lipoma causing intussusception and a distinct colonic mass. Surgery revealed a single adenocarcinoma that created both findings. This highlights the need for high clinical suspicion of malignancy in adult intussusception cases.
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Young adult’s bowel obstruction from telescoping intestine was misread on CT as two separate masses, but surgery revealed a single ileocecal cancer causing both findings, highlighting imaging pitfalls.
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