A case is presented of rectal carcinoma in which during staging by endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) a second large extrarectal mass was seen not otherwise visualized on computer tomograghy (CT) that was a solitary ovarian ...A case is presented of rectal carcinoma in which during staging by endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) a second large extrarectal mass was seen not otherwise visualized on computer tomograghy (CT) that was a solitary ovarian metastasis. The surgeon was alerted to the EUS f inding prior to the planned laparoscopic colectomy. On retro spective review of the CT pelvis after surgery, the radi ologist could still not diagnose the ovarian lesion sepa rated from the primary rectal tumor due to their close proximity. However, on EUS we were able to clearly see on real-time imaging that there was a distinct peri-recta mass apart from the primary rectal tumor.展开更多
文摘A case is presented of rectal carcinoma in which during staging by endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) a second large extrarectal mass was seen not otherwise visualized on computer tomograghy (CT) that was a solitary ovarian metastasis. The surgeon was alerted to the EUS f inding prior to the planned laparoscopic colectomy. On retro spective review of the CT pelvis after surgery, the radi ologist could still not diagnose the ovarian lesion sepa rated from the primary rectal tumor due to their close proximity. However, on EUS we were able to clearly see on real-time imaging that there was a distinct peri-recta mass apart from the primary rectal tumor.
