Presentation
Middle aged male with epigastric pain
Patient Data
Age: 50 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Apple core sign in colon cancer
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Axial CT shows irregular concentric wall thickening with luminal narrowing of the mid transverse colon.
From the case:
Apple core sign in colon cancer
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Red arrows indicate the apple core lesion.
From the case:
Apple core sign in colon cancer
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Apple core
Case Discussion
Apple core sign: the appearance of an annular carcinoma of the bowel, usually the colon, due to bowel wall thickening with resultant circumferential constriction of the lumen.