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Neuroma of the appendix, a rare cause of appendicitis and an important reason for close follow-up

Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical pathology worldwide, frequently, the patient history and clinical examination are so similar to other appendicular pathologies that preoperative diagnosis is almost impossible for the medical team. Neuroma of the appendix is a rare tumor of neural origi...

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Autores principales: Molina, Gabriel A, Torres, Marco Alejandro, Montenegro, Mauro Santiago, Sánchez, Gery Daniel, Arcia, Alberto Carlos, Enríquez, Juan José, Ayala, Andres Vinicio, Orejuela, Monica Elizabeth
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7054203/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32153760
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjaa023
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author Molina, Gabriel A
Torres, Marco Alejandro
Montenegro, Mauro Santiago
Sánchez, Gery Daniel
Arcia, Alberto Carlos
Enríquez, Juan José
Ayala, Andres Vinicio
Orejuela, Monica Elizabeth
author_facet Molina, Gabriel A
Torres, Marco Alejandro
Montenegro, Mauro Santiago
Sánchez, Gery Daniel
Arcia, Alberto Carlos
Enríquez, Juan José
Ayala, Andres Vinicio
Orejuela, Monica Elizabeth
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description Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical pathology worldwide, frequently, the patient history and clinical examination are so similar to other appendicular pathologies that preoperative diagnosis is almost impossible for the medical team. Neuroma of the appendix is a rare tumor of neural origin that usually resembles the symptoms of acute appendicitis. Pathology along with close follow-ups are key, as the diagnosis is based on the presence of nerve neuronal cells in the appendicular lumen. Surgical treatment is recommended due to the possibility of malignancy. We present a case of a 32-year-old male patient who presented with symptoms of acute abdomen, surgery was performed and appendectomy was completed. Neuroma of the appendix was the final diagnosis.
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spelling pubmed-70542032020-03-09 Neuroma of the appendix, a rare cause of appendicitis and an important reason for close follow-up Molina, Gabriel A Torres, Marco Alejandro Montenegro, Mauro Santiago Sánchez, Gery Daniel Arcia, Alberto Carlos Enríquez, Juan José Ayala, Andres Vinicio Orejuela, Monica Elizabeth J Surg Case Rep Case Report Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical pathology worldwide, frequently, the patient history and clinical examination are so similar to other appendicular pathologies that preoperative diagnosis is almost impossible for the medical team. Neuroma of the appendix is a rare tumor of neural origin that usually resembles the symptoms of acute appendicitis. Pathology along with close follow-ups are key, as the diagnosis is based on the presence of nerve neuronal cells in the appendicular lumen. Surgical treatment is recommended due to the possibility of malignancy. We present a case of a 32-year-old male patient who presented with symptoms of acute abdomen, surgery was performed and appendectomy was completed. Neuroma of the appendix was the final diagnosis. Oxford University Press 2020-03-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7054203/ /pubmed/32153760 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjaa023 Text en Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. © The Author(s) 2020. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
spellingShingle Case Report
Molina, Gabriel A
Torres, Marco Alejandro
Montenegro, Mauro Santiago
Sánchez, Gery Daniel
Arcia, Alberto Carlos
Enríquez, Juan José
Ayala, Andres Vinicio
Orejuela, Monica Elizabeth
Neuroma of the appendix, a rare cause of appendicitis and an important reason for close follow-up
title Neuroma of the appendix, a rare cause of appendicitis and an important reason for close follow-up
title_full Neuroma of the appendix, a rare cause of appendicitis and an important reason for close follow-up
title_fullStr Neuroma of the appendix, a rare cause of appendicitis and an important reason for close follow-up
title_full_unstemmed Neuroma of the appendix, a rare cause of appendicitis and an important reason for close follow-up
title_short Neuroma of the appendix, a rare cause of appendicitis and an important reason for close follow-up
title_sort neuroma of the appendix, a rare cause of appendicitis and an important reason for close follow-up
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7054203/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32153760
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjaa023
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