Douglas S. Katz1,
Leonard B. Stein2 and
Joseph P. Mazzie1
1 Department of Radiology, Winthrop-University Hospital, 259 First St., Mineola,
NY 11501. 2 Department of Gastroenterology, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY
11501.
Fig. 1A.66-year-old man with history of lymphoma diagnosed and
treated 9 years earlier and 1-week history of intermittent rectal bleeding.
Axial CT scans through upper pelvis from examination obtained 9 years earlier
show normal cecal base (arrow, A) and appendix
(arrow, B) filled with barium.
Fig. 1B.66-year-old man with history of lymphoma diagnosed and
treated 9 years earlier and 1-week history of intermittent rectal bleeding.
Axial CT scans through upper pelvis from examination obtained 9 years earlier
show normal cecal base (arrow, A) and appendix
(arrow, B) filled with barium.
Fig. 1C.66-year-old man with history of lymphoma diagnosed and
treated 9 years earlier and 1-week history of intermittent rectal bleeding.
Axial CT scans obtained at time of current admission reveal marked distention
of appendix (arrows), which measures 3 cm in diameter and coils in
and out of transverse axial plane. Appendiceal density (measured at level
shown in D) was approximately 50 H.
Fig. 1D.66-year-old man with history of lymphoma diagnosed and
treated 9 years earlier and 1-week history of intermittent rectal bleeding.
Axial CT scans obtained at time of current admission reveal marked distention
of appendix (arrows), which measures 3 cm in diameter and coils in
and out of transverse axial plane. Appendiceal density (measured at level
shown in D) was approximately 50 H.