The incidence of benign and malignant neoplasia presenting as acute appendicitis

American Surgeon

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 808-811

  Sieren, Leah M ^a   Collins, Jay N ^a   Weireter, Leonard J ^a   Britt, Rebecca C ^a   Reed, Scott F ^a   Novosel, Timothy J ^a   Britt, L D ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER INCIDENCE; CARCINOID; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTADENOMA; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ACUTE DISEASE; AGE; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX TUMOR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; APPENDICEAL NEOPLASMS; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77956194156     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. Marudanayagam R, Williams GT, Rees BI. Review of the pathological results of 2660 appendicectomy specimens. J Gastroenterol 2006;41:745-9.
2. Stojanović I, Karamehmedović Z, Elgazwi K, Baća I. Laparoscopic treatment of cystadenocarcinoma of the appendix penetrating in the sigmoid colon. JSLS 2009;13:445-9.
3. Lai HW, Loong CC, Tai LC, et al. Incidence and odds ratio of appendicitis as first manifestation of colon cancer: a retrospective analysis of 1873 patients. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2006;21:1693-6.
4. Arnbjörnsson E. Acute appendicitis as a sign of a colorectal carcinoma. J Surg Oncol 1982;20:17-20.
5. Chiou YY, Pitman MB, Hahn PF, et al. Rare benign and malignant appendiceal lesions: spectrum of computed tomography findings with pathologic correlation. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2003;27:297-306.
6. Fornaro R, Frascio M, Sticchi C, et al. Appendectomy or right hemicolectomy in the treatment of appendiceal carcinoid tumors? Tumori 2007;93:587-90.
7. Tchana-Sato V, Detry O, Polus M, et al. Carcinoid tumor of the appendix: a consecutive series from 1237 appendectomies. World J Gastroenterol 2006;12:6699-701.
8. in't Hof KH, van der Wal HC, Kazemier G, Lange JF. Carcinoid tumour of the appendix: an analysis of 1,485 consecutive emergency appendectomies. J Gastrointest Surg 2008;12:1436-8.
9. Zagrodnik DF II, Rose DM. Mucinous cystadenoma of the appendix: diagnosis, surgical management, and follow-up. Curr Surg 2003;60:341-3.
10. Pickhardt PJ, Levy AD, Rohrmann CA Jr, Kende AI. Primary neoplasms of the appendix manifesting as acute appendicitis: CT findings with pathologic comparison. Radiology 2002;224:775-81.
11. Watchorn RE, Poder L, Wang ZJ, et al. Computed tomography findings mimicking appendicitis as a manifestation of colorectal cancer. Clin Imaging 2009;33:430-2.