Journal of the Faculty of Radiologists
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 219-220, October 1959

Calcification in carcinoma of the colon

Summary

1.A case of calcification in a mucoid adenocarcinoma of the colon has been described.

2.Calcification in carcinomata of the gastrointestinal tract is rare. To date 13 cases have been reported and they have all shown evidence of mucoid degeneration.

3.Previous authors have suggested that the pattern of the calcification in these cases may be diagnostic. The present case did not conform to the previous descriptions.

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Journal of the Faculty of Radiologists
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 219-220, October 1959

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