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- Title
Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma Associated With Ulcerative Colitis.
- Authors
Nehme, Fredy; Schneider, Ashley; Hamid, Fadi
- Abstract
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a known risk factor for colorectal cancer, but the association between UC and appendiceal adenocarcinoma remains rare. We present a 42-year-old patient with long-standing UC who presented with acute appendicitis shortly after a routine colonoscopy. Histopathological examination revealed moderately differentiated appendiceal adenocarcinoma. The recognition of appendiceal cancer as a complication of long-standing UC warrants increased clinical awareness.
- Subjects
ULCERATIVE colitis diagnosis; ABDOMINAL pain; ADENOCARCINOMA; APPENDIX (Anatomy); BILE duct diseases; COLON tumors; COLONOSCOPY; PHYSICAL diagnosis; RECTUM tumors; ULCERATIVE colitis; INFLIXIMAB; AZATHIOPRINE; DISEASE complications; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
ACG Case Reports Journal, 2019, Vol 6, Issue 11, p1
- ISSN
2326-3253
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14309/crj.0000000000000255