Case Report

Rectal Cancer Diagnosed after Cesarean Section in Which High Microsatellite Instability Indicated the Presence of Lynch Syndrome

Figure 2

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pelvic tumor revealed a mass measuring approximately 5 cm, behind the rectum ((a) T2 enhanced sagittal, (b) T2 enhanced axial, and (c) contrast enhanced spectral inversion recovery (CE SPIR) sagittal). The inside of this mass was stained heterogeneously with contrast medium, and the lymph nodes around the tumor were swollen. The tumor was diagnosed as rectal cancer.
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