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Positive fecal occult blood test

    Author: Andrik J. Aschoff, MD, Ulm, Germany
    Body Region: Abdomen and Pelvis

    1. Patient Presentation
    2. CT Images
    3. CT Findings
    4. Diagnosis
    5. References

    1. Patient Presentation



    • A 57-year-old woman had a positive result on the fecal occult blood test.
    • She had no known family history of colorectal cancer.
    • She declined to undergo colonoscopy and was referred for CT colonography.