Appendicitis caused by caecal carcinoma: report of a case.
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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.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Kurume medical journal
دوره 49 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002