Adenocarcinoid tumour of the appendix masquerading as acute appendicitis: a word of caution.
Adenocarcinoids are rare and aggressive tumors with histological features of both carcinoid tumor and adenocarcinoma. We report a case of a 32-year-old man with diffuse infiltration of the appendix wall and mesoappendix by an adenocarcinoid. Due to the involvement, a hemicolectomy was performed at a later date. We suggest that patients with diffuse appendiceal involvement require an aggressive surgical therapy and follow-up.
Department of Surgery, Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, UK.
Jawad
J
Ahmad
Syed I H
SI
Andrabi
D K
DK
Thekkinkattil
Munir A
MA
Rathore
D000328:Adult; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed