Acute Appendicitis as a First Presentation of Unimetastatic Gastric Adenocarcinoma

Acute Appendicitis as a First Presentation of Unimetastatic Gastric Adenocarcinoma

Appendicitis is one of the most common causes of abdominal surgery emergencies worldwide. Here, we report a case of acute appendicitis as a primary presentation of gastric adenocarcinoma with appendiceal metastasis and no evidence of other lesions. This case can be added to only a few other reported...

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Veröffentlicht in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2024-03, Vol.16 (3), p.e57051
Hauptverfasser: Laghmiche, Leila, Salmon, Salome, Michiels, Sebastien
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdomen
Appendicitis
Biopsy
Blood tests
Case reports
Chemotherapy
Emergency medical care
Gastric cancer
Gastrointestinal surgery
Hypotheses
Laparoscopy
Lungs
Medical imaging
Medical prognosis
Metastasis
Ovaries
Surveillance
Tomography
Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:Appendicitis is one of the most common causes of abdominal surgery emergencies worldwide. Here, we report a case of acute appendicitis as a primary presentation of gastric adenocarcinoma with appendiceal metastasis and no evidence of other lesions. This case can be added to only a few other reported cases, showing a similar situation that can help clarify the spread of gastric adenocarcinoma.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.57051