Metastatic cholangiocarcinoma as a cause of appendicitis: a case report and literature review.
10.14701/kjhbps.2014.18.2.60
- Author:
Sung Il KANG
1
;
Jeonghyun KANG
;
Heae Surng PARK
;
Sung Ill JANG
;
Dong Ki LEE
;
Kang Young LEE
;
Seung Kook SOHN
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ravic@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cholagiocarcinoma;
Appendicitis;
Metastasis
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adenocarcinoma;
Aged, 80 and over;
Appendectomy;
Appendicitis*;
Appendix;
Cecum;
Cholangiocarcinoma*;
Electrons;
Female;
Humans;
Jaundice;
Neoplasm Metastasis
- From:Korean Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
2014;18(2):60-63
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Metastatic carcinoma that causes appendicitis is extremely rare. To our knowledge, metastatic cholangiocarcinoma in the appendix has been reported in only 1 case in the English literature. We report herein the case of an 87-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain and jaundice. Advanced cholangiocellular carcinoma and a proximal appendiceal mass with appendicitis were detected on contrast-enhanced computed tomography and positron emission tomography/computed tomography. After elective laparoscopic appendectomy and wedge resection of the cecum, pathologic results revealed metastatic adenocarcinoma from extrahepatic cholangiocellular carcinoma in the appendix.
