title: [Acute appendicitis associated to "serrated" adenoma: a case report].
abstract: The authors describe a case of acute appendicitis associated "serrated" adenoma (SA). to the histological finding of a SA is a colorectal pre-cancerous lesion which presents the morphological and architectural characteristics of hyperplasic polyps, combined with aspects of adenomatous dysplasia. SA can eventually evolve into a malignant cancer, similarly to classic adenomatous polyps. Clinical and pathological aspects of this lesion are hereby analysed, with respect to recent Literature data.
authors.affiliation: Universiti degli Studi di Brescia, I Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, Spedali Civili di Brescia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Casella
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Villanacci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ubiali
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male