An appendix adenocarcinoma mimicking appendicitis

Publication date: Available online 28 March 2016 Source:Advances in Digestive Medicine Author(s): Ho-Li Wang, Chen-Kun Lin, Chun-Che Lin Cancer of the appendix is very rare and is typically found incidentally in approximately 1% of patients who received appendectomies. Most of appendiceal tumors are carcinoid, adenoma, and lymphoma. Adenocarcinoma of the appendix accounts for only 10% of all primary appendiceal cancers and the treatment remains controversial. In this article, we report a 67-year-old man who presented with symptoms of appendicitis that was diagnosed as adenocarcinoma of the appendix Stage II. The patient was treated with right hemicolectomy. To date he remains asymptomatic.

Source: Advances in Digestive Medicine - March 28, 2016 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research