Primary malignant lymphoma of the appendix associated with acute appendicitis.
Malignant lymphoma comprises 1-4% of the malignant neoplasm of the gastrointestinal tract. Appendiceal lymphomas are extremely rare, reported in 0.015 percent of all gastrointestinal lymphomas. This is a report of a case of localized malignant lymphoma of the appendix associated with the histological features of acute inflammation that presented clinically as acute appendicitis. A three years follow-up after appendectomy alone did not show any evidence of recurrent disease. This case report emphasizes the importance of routine histology examination of the appendectomy specimen.
Shiwani
Muhammad Hanif
MH
Department of General Surgery, Barnsley District General Hospital, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK. mshiwani@yahoo.com
D001062:Appendectomy; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged