title: Metastasis-induced acute appendicitis in small cell bronchogenic carcinoma.
abstract: I have reported a case of acute appendicitis with perforation caused by metastatic small cell bronchogenic carcinoma. There was no evidence of distant spread apart from that to the appendix, and at operation, there was no macroscopic evidence of other metastases in the abdomen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Pang
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged