Appendiceal intussusception complicated by adenocarcinoma of the cecum:A case report
作者机构:Department of Colorectal SurgeryThe Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical UniversityGuiyang 550001Guzihou ProvinceChina Department of Colorectal SurgeryGuizhou Medical UniversityGuiyang 550001Guizhou ProvinceChina Department of PathologyThe Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical UniversityGuiyang 550001Guizhou ProvinceChina
出 版 物:《World Journal of Clinical Cases》 (世界临床病例杂志)
年 卷 期:2024年第12卷第8期
页 面:1461-1466页
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学科分类:1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
基 金:the National Natural Science Foundation of China No.82060440
主 题:Appendiceal intussusception Appendicitis Cecal cancer Target signs Misdiagnosis Case report
摘 要:BACKGROUND Appendiceal intussusception is a pathological condition in which the appendix is inverted into the cecum,which may cause symptoms that resemble those of other gastrointestinal disorders and may induce intestinal *** rarity of this case presentation is the co-occurrence of appendiceal intussusception and cecal adenocarcinoma,a combination that to our knowledge has not previously been reported in the medical *** case provides new insights into the complexities of diagnosing and managing overlapping *** SUMMARY A 25-year-old woman presented with persistent periumbilical pain and bloody *** initial biopsy showed cecal cancer;however,subsequent colonoscopy and computed tomography findings raised the suspicion of appendiceal intussus-ception,which was later confirmed *** unique case was charac-terized by a combination of intussusception and adenocarcinoma of the *** intervention included a laparoscopic right hemicolectomy,which led to the histopathological diagnosis of mucinous adenocarcinoma with appendiceal *** patient recovered well postoperatively and was advised to initiate adjuvant *** case highlights not only the importance of considering appendiceal intussusception in the differential diagnosis,but also the possibility of appendicitis and the atypical presentation of neoplastic *** Physicians should consider the possibility of appendiceal intussusception in cases of atypical appendicitis,particularly when associated with neoplastic presentation.