Taking Caution at Road's End: Incidental Finding of Appendiceal Goblet Cell Tumor on Colonoscopy

Cancer of the appendix is an uncommon malignancy that is rarely diagnosed on colonoscopy. We present a case of incidentally discovered goblet cell adenocarcinoma of the appendix and the subsequent management. The patient initially presented with progressive epigastric pain in the setting of a family...

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Autores principales: Kozacek, Kyler, Reese, Ruth, Laczek, Jeffrey, Voorhees, Patrick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10651346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38025845
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000001211
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description Cancer of the appendix is an uncommon malignancy that is rarely diagnosed on colonoscopy. We present a case of incidentally discovered goblet cell adenocarcinoma of the appendix and the subsequent management. The patient initially presented with progressive epigastric pain in the setting of a family history of gastric cancer and personal history of colon polyps, for which surveillance was due. Bidirectional endoscopy was performed, from which biopsied tissue of an abnormal-appearing appendiceal orifice confirmed goblet cell adenocarcinoma. This case highlights the importance of identification of the appendiceal orifice in all colonoscopies and tissue sampling in cases of atypical-appearing anatomy.
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spelling pubmed-106513462023-11-15 Taking Caution at Road's End: Incidental Finding of Appendiceal Goblet Cell Tumor on Colonoscopy Kozacek, Kyler Reese, Ruth Laczek, Jeffrey Voorhees, Patrick ACG Case Rep J Case Report Cancer of the appendix is an uncommon malignancy that is rarely diagnosed on colonoscopy. We present a case of incidentally discovered goblet cell adenocarcinoma of the appendix and the subsequent management. The patient initially presented with progressive epigastric pain in the setting of a family history of gastric cancer and personal history of colon polyps, for which surveillance was due. Bidirectional endoscopy was performed, from which biopsied tissue of an abnormal-appearing appendiceal orifice confirmed goblet cell adenocarcinoma. This case highlights the importance of identification of the appendiceal orifice in all colonoscopies and tissue sampling in cases of atypical-appearing anatomy. Wolters Kluwer 2023-11-15 /pmc/articles/PMC10651346/ /pubmed/38025845 http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000001211 Text en Written work prepared by employees of the Federal Government as part of their official duties is, under the U.S. Copyright Act, a “work of the United States Government” for which copyright protection under Title 17 of the United States Code is not available. As such, copyright does not extend to the contributions of employees of the Federal Government. Disclaimer: The authors have no funding or other disclosures. The authors are military service members or employees of the US Government. This work was prepared as part of their official duties. Title 17, U.S.C. § 105 provides that copyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the US Government. Title 17, U.S.C. § 101 defines a US Government work as work prepared by a military service member or employee of the US Government as part of that person's official duties. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Navy, Department of Defense, nor the US Government.
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Taking Caution at Road's End: Incidental Finding of Appendiceal Goblet Cell Tumor on Colonoscopy
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title_short Taking Caution at Road's End: Incidental Finding of Appendiceal Goblet Cell Tumor on Colonoscopy
title_sort taking caution at road's end: incidental finding of appendiceal goblet cell tumor on colonoscopy
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