Adenocarcinoma of Cecum Presenting as Ileocolic Intussusception in Adults: A Case Report

Abstract

Intussusception is telescoping of one segment of intestine into an adjacent one. It is more frequent in children than in adults. In children it is usually primary and benign. In contrast, almost 90% of cases in adults are secondary to pathological conditions. Here we present a 45 years old female presented to our hospital emergency with the complaint of pain abdomen for 2 months. On evaluation, she was diagnosed with partial bowel obstruction secondary to intussusception. During laparotomy, ileocolic intussusception of around 10cm was seen with cecal mass inside the cecal lumen. Histopathological examination revealed well differentiated adenocarcinoma of cecum with invasion of muscularis propria without lymphnode involvement.