[Inflammatory tumors of the cecum in emergencies: surgical considerations and case report].
A cecal mass of uncertain etiology encountered during surgery for presumed appendicitis is a dilemma for the surgeon. The differential diagnosis of an unsuspected ileocecal mass must include neoplasm, diverticular disease, inflammatory bowel disease and severe appendicitis involving the ileocecal region. Right hemicolectomy is the gold standard for the treatment of the unsuspected ileocecal mass. The Authors report a case of inflammatory tumour of caecum secondary to appendicitis in a young adult.
Bellotti
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Divisione di Chirurgia Generale e Day Surgery, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.
D'Amata
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Giulii Capponi
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Gigli
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Giordano Sciacca
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Simone
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Cancrini
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D000208:Acute Disease; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003082:Colectomy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004630:Emergencies; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography