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Prostate tumor metastasis in cecal appendix diagnosed after appendicitis in a virgin treatment patient: A case report

Involvement of cecal appendix by metastases secondary to prostate cancer is extremely rare. We have reported a case of a patient with an acute abdomen who underwent right hemicolectomy for appendicitis. Immunohistochemistry of the appendix revealed a prostate tumor metastasis. The presence of prosta...

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Autores principales: Campos, Tadeu JFL., Lima, Lucas De O., V Filho, Francisco E De, Lima, André CM., Queiroz, Ana CM De, Rocha, Marcos FH.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7725725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33318947
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101523
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Sumario:Involvement of cecal appendix by metastases secondary to prostate cancer is extremely rare. We have reported a case of a patient with an acute abdomen who underwent right hemicolectomy for appendicitis. Immunohistochemistry of the appendix revealed a prostate tumor metastasis. The presence of prostate cancer metastasis in the cecal appendix is rare, with less than 10 cases reported in published literature. Involvement of the cecal appendix secondary to prostate cancer must be considered as a differential diagnosis in cases of appendicitis, especially in patients who already have a diagnosis of metastatic prostate cancer.