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Citation: News of Beam Diagnostics Belarus 1999 3: 21-23.

Role of computed tomography in diagnostics of colonic neoplasias.

Shaparov I. N.¹, Ovchinnikov V. A.²

¹Grodno Regional Clinical Hospital, ²Grodno State Medical Institute, Grodno.

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Figure 1. CT scan shows hepatic flexure colon carcinoma. Colon walls thickened irregularly, surrounding fat is infiltrated, adjacent peritoneum thickened as well.

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Figure 2. Caecum carcinoma: irregular walls thickening, surrounding fat infiltration.

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Figure 3. Transverse colon carcinoma: local thickening of the posterior wall near hepatic flexure (arrows), enlarged regional lymph nodes.

Figure 4. Ascending colon carcinoma: irregular walls thickening (arrows) with renal fascia involvement.

Figure 5. Descending colon carcinoma (arrow): irregular walls thickening, surrounding fat infiltration.

Figure 6. CT scan shows huge tumour surrounding descending colon.

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Figure 7. Stalk polyp (arrow) is well depicted by CT scan at the background of gas in the lumen of colon spleen flexure.

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