Appendicitis caused by caecal carcinoma: report of a case

Appendicitis caused by caecal carcinoma: report of a case

Appendicitis can rarely occur in association with carcinoma of the caecum, particularly in elderly patients. We report a case of acute appendicitis provoked by an adenocarcinoma of the caecum which obstructs the lumen of the appendix in a 58-year-old man. The patient underwent an ileocaecal resectio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Kurume medical journal 2002, Vol.49 (4), p.217-219
Hauptverfasser: Eriguchi, Naofumi, Matsunaga, Akira, Futamata, Yasuhiko, Tayama, Kosuke, Harada, Hiroshi, Tanaka, Atsuhisa, Yoshida, Atsushi, Aoyagi, Shigeaki
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Sprache:eng
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Adenocarcinoma - complications
Adenocarcinoma - diagnosis
Appendicitis - etiology
Cecal Neoplasms - complications
Cecal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
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Zusammenfassung:Appendicitis can rarely occur in association with carcinoma of the caecum, particularly in elderly patients. We report a case of acute appendicitis provoked by an adenocarcinoma of the caecum which obstructs the lumen of the appendix in a 58-year-old man. The patient underwent an ileocaecal resection with lymph node dissection. The difficulties of identifying a small tumor at laparotomy and the implication for optimal treatment are emphasized.
ISSN:0023-5679
1881-2090
DOI:10.2739/kurumemedj.49.217