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- Title
A case of acute appendicitis caused by obstruction due to caecal cancer.
- Authors
Nakayama, Yoko; Yamaguchi, Minekazu; Tamaki, Kaho; Hidaka, Masaaki
- Abstract
Acute appendicitis supposedly results from appendix obstruction caused by various conditions, including caecal cancer. Here, we report an adenocarcinoma found in the specimen of a 65-year-old man diagnosed with acute appendicitis. The adenocarcinoma was detected in the appendix stump after emergency laparoscopic appendectomy. The patient was diagnosed with caecal cancer based on post-operative lower endoscopy findings, and an additional laparoscopic right hemicolectomy was performed. Acute appendicitis can occur at any age and may require emergency surgery. It is a benign disease that can be cured entirely by appendectomy in most cases but may result from an underlying malignant disease in some cases, especially in patients >40 years of age. Thus, clinicians should consider the possibility of a malignancy while diagnosing and treating acute appendicitis.
- Subjects
APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; SURGICAL emergencies; RIGHT hemicolectomy; CANCER diagnosis; MEDICAL personnel; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2024, Vol 2024, Issue 5, p1
- ISSN
2042-8812
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1093/jscr/rjae303