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Can colitis or any other colon disease present with an inflamed mass outside of ascending colon?

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Dr. Eric Kaplan answered

Specializes in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Could represent: A bowel perforation and pericolononic abscess or a muscle tumor. I would need more information from the test that demonstrated this mass to be of any help.Need more details.

Dr Hoepfner agreed

Answered 1/13/2017

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Unlikely: Unless there is a localized perforation or abscess formation the inflammation would be in the wall of the colon.

Answered 5/24/2013

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