Small cell carcinoma of the appendix.

Autor: O'Kane AM; Department of Surgery, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7AB, Northern Ireland, UK. okaneam@doctors.org.uk, O'Donnell ME, Shah R, Carey DP, Lee J
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: World journal of surgical oncology [World J Surg Oncol] 2008 Jan 15; Vol. 6, pp. 4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Jan 15.
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-6-4
Abstrakt: Background: An extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma is a rare condition. It has similar histological features to pulmonary small cell carcinoma and is equally aggressive.
Case Presentation: We present the case of a 60-year-old woman who presented with right upper quadrant pain. Computerised tomography revealed an appendiceal lesion and multiple liver metastases. Exploratory laparotomy and right hemicolectomy was performed with histopathological analysis confirming a primary small cell carcinoma of her appendix.
Conclusion: This is the first reported case of a pure extrapulmonary carcinoma arising from the appendix.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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