Adenocarcinoma of the appendix

Case contributed by Bruno Di Muzio , 16 Sep 2014
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Bruno Di Muzio, 5 Jun 2017

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Adenocarcinoma of the appendix
Age changed from 74 to 74-year-old.
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PatientThe patient underwent to surgery. Anatomopathological diagnosis confirmed aan appendix neoplasm: Adenocarcinoma, which is a rare form of colonic tumour that constitutes less than 0.5% of all gastrointestinal neoplasms

  • -<p>Patient underwent to surgery. Anatomopathological diagnosis confirmed a <a href="/articles/neoplasms-of-the-appendix">appendix neoplasm</a>: Adenocarcinoma, which is a rare form of colonic tumour that constitutes less than 0.5% of all gastrointestinal neoplasms. </p>
  • +<p>The patient underwent surgery. Anatomopathological diagnosis confirmed an <a href="/articles/neoplasms-of-the-appendix">appendix neoplasm</a>: Adenocarcinoma. </p>

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CT Abdomen and pelvis

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