A rare case of signet ring cell carcinoma of the appendix

Primary appendiceal carcinoma itself comprises less than 0.5% of all gastrointestinal malignant neoplasms. However, signet ring cell carcinoma of the appendix is an extremely rare subset of primary appendiceal carcinomas. This sub-type of appendiceal carcinoma represents only 4% of all appendiceal c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Caesar-Peterson, Shannon, Tulla, Katrina, Southall, Colton, Lin, Ying, Genelus-Dominique, Elvita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7365044/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32699593
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjaa139
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Sumario:Primary appendiceal carcinoma itself comprises less than 0.5% of all gastrointestinal malignant neoplasms. However, signet ring cell carcinoma of the appendix is an extremely rare subset of primary appendiceal carcinomas. This sub-type of appendiceal carcinoma represents only 4% of all appendiceal carcinomas. In this case report, we present a case of signet ring cell carcinoma found in a 65-year-old male patient which presented as acute appendicitis. He was diagnosed after a laparoscopic appendectomy by histopathological evaluation.

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