case_images: PMC10860693_01
case_images: (A) Coronal view of the abdominal CT scan demonstrating ileocolic intussusception in the RLQ (yellow arrow). (B) Axial section showing the apple core appearance typical of Intussusception (red arrow).
case_images: cureus-0016-00000052208-i01.jpg
case_images: PMC10860693_01_cureus-0016-00000052208-i01.jpg
case_images: FIG1
case_images: A CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis revealed a long segment of ileocolic intussusception in the ascending colon, which appeared to be related to a 2.6 cm solid mass serving as a lead point (Figures 1A, 1B).
case_images: Macroscopic view of excised specimen showing ileocolic intussusception secondary to a growing mass in the cecum.
case_images: cureus-0016-00000052208-i02.jpg
case_images: PMC10860693_01_cureus-0016-00000052208-i02.jpg
case_images: FIG2
case_images: Upon exploration, a long 10 cm segment of ileocolic intussusception was identified (Figure 2). On gross examination, the specimen contained a pink-gray, firm polypoid tumor mass measuring 4.5 x 3.0 x 1.0 cm in the cecum (Figure 2).
case_images: Representative microscopic photographs of well-differentiated adenocarcinoma (A) show a low-power view of a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma with no invasion of the serosa (H&E: x10). (B) High-power view (x40) of tumor cells displaying hyperchromatic chromatin, crowded nuclei and mitotic figures (black arrow).
case_images: cureus-0016-00000052208-i03.jpg
case_images: PMC10860693_01_cureus-0016-00000052208-i03.jpg
case_images: FIG3
case_images: T1N0M0, with no involvement of lymph nodes (0/20 negative) and no evidence of perineural or lymphovascular invasion (Figures 3A, 3B). The resection margins were clear.