Adenocarcinoma of the appendix in a child.
Adenocarcinoma of the appendix is unusual at any age but occurs mostly in an elderly population. The authors report a unique case presenting in a 10-year-old child and emphasize the importance of subjecting all resected specimens to histological examination.
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Pendlebury, England.
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D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis