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Fig. 6B. 80-year-old man with pT2 rectal carcinoma. Photograph of
histologic specimen reveals tumor confined in muscularis propria (stage pT2).
However, reactive changes in connective tissue around tumor, including
desmoplastic change and hypervascularity (arrows), can affect MRI
findings and mimic tumor invasion.