Granulomatous disease of the appendix manifesting as a cecal mass: report of a case.
We report the case of a 29-year-old man in whom isolated involvement of the appendix with granulomatous colitis or Crohn's disease manifested as a cecal mass. Appendectomy was performed. At operation the terminal ileum did not appear to be grossly involved. Careful long-term follow-up is essential in these patients to detect recurrent disease.
D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male