Open AccessAn appendix adenocarcinoma mimicking appendicitis
Author(s) -
Wang HoLi,
Lin ChenKun,
Lin ChunChe
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advances in digestive medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2351-9800
DOI - 10.1016/j.aidm.2015.11.002
Subject(s) - appendix , medicine , asymptomatic , adenocarcinoma , appendicitis , right hemicolectomy , general surgery , radiology , stage (stratigraphy) , cancer , colorectal cancer , paleontology , biology
Summary 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.