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A 42-year-old male asked:

Can it be cancer? descending & sigmoid diverticulosis, ct findings suggestive of focal diverticulitis, mild bowel wall thickening of sigmoid colon

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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered

Pathology 51 years experience

Low risk : It is not feasible to exclude cancer from the data you provided, but it is unlikely. You should discuss it with your doctor.

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Per a CT Scan of the abdomen and pelvis, this is what it said. Diverticulosis of the sigmoid colon with mild wall thickening in the midportion, likely muscular hypertrophy. Mild diverticulitis less likely. Should I be worried about colon cancer?

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