Typical CT and MRI Features of Mucinous Rectal Adenocarcinoma

Jin-A Ryoo; Seung Soo Kim

doi:10.5334/jbsr.1910

Typical CT and MRI Features of Mucinous Rectal Adenocarcinoma

J Belg Soc Radiol. 2019 Oct 4;103(1):55. doi: 10.5334/jbsr.1910.

Authors

Jin-A Ryoo¹, Seung Soo Kim¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan-si, KR.

Abstract

Main teaching point: Mucinous rectal adenocarcinoma typically shows high signal intensity on T2-weighted images, weak enhancement, and internal calcification.

Keywords: Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mucinous adenocarcinoma; Rectal neoplasms.

Publication types

Case Reports

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the Soonchunhyang University Research Fund and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (No. 2018R1C1B5085419).