title: Cecal vascular malformation mimicking appendicitis in a child.
abstract: A 5-year-old girl presented with abdominal pain suggestive of appendicitis. Intraoperatively, a solid cecal mass was identified along with mesenteric adenopathy. A right hemicolectomy was performed. Pathologic examination revealed a vascular malformation with evidence of recent hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA. semil@uci.edu
authors.forename: Sherif
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Emil
authors.forename: Siamak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Milanchi
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002432:Cecum / Q000098:blood supply*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003082:Colectomy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*