title: Acute appendicitis secondary to metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
abstract: This is a review of a rare case of acute appendicitis secondary to metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) that had never before been reported in the literature. The clinical presentation did not differ from usual cases of acute appendicitis, but the pathology caused us to re-evaluate the NPC stage of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: F F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Chou
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001062:Appendectomy; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy
chemical_list: D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil