title: Caecal amoeboma simulating malignant neoplasia, ileocaecal tuberculosis and Crohn's disease.
abstract: We report two cases of amoeboma of caecum. The patients were initially diagnosed with acute appendicitis but a large cecal mass was found on surgery, giving the gross impression of tumor, Ileocaecal tuberculosis or Crohn's disease necessitating right hemicolectomy. On histopathological examination, the mass was found to be 'Amoeboma'. Mode of presentation, clinical examination and operative findings are presented along with the review of literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, KRL Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan.
authors.forename: S Kamran
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Majeed
authors.forename: Aamir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghazanfar
authors.forename: Junaid
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ashraf
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004404:Dysentery, Amebic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000175:diagnosis*