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Acute Appendicitis
Studies from N. Azordegan and colleagues provide new data on acute appendicitis
February 17th, 2009
"Carcinoid tumor is the most common tumor of appendix with overall good prognosis. Endometriosis is the implantation of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterus," scientists writing in the journal Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics report. "We here report the coexistence of carcinoid tumor of appendix and ileal endometriosis in a 37-year-old nulliparous woman who came to the emergency room with right lower abdominal pain mimicking acute appendicitis. The main clinical and laboratory findings included fever, leukocytosis and elevated ESR. With preoperative suspicion of acute appendicitis, laparatomy was performed and revealed apparently normal looking...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-02-17)
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