Complete Invagination of Vermiform Appendix with Adenocarcinoma.
10.3348/jkrs.2000.43.3.327
- Author:
Young Lan SEO
1
;
Chul Soon CHOI
;
Ho Chul KIM
;
Sang Hoon BAE
;
Duck Hwan KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Hallym University, College of Medicine, Kang Dong Sacred Heart Hospital, Korea. chulsoon@www.hallym.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Appendix, neoplasms;
Appendix, CT;
Colon, intussusception
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Adenocarcinoma*;
Adult;
Appendectomy;
Appendix*;
Barium;
Cecum;
Diagnosis;
Enema;
Humans;
Incidence;
Intussusception;
Retrospective Studies
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2000;43(3):327-330
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Appendiceal intussusception is a very rare pathological condition, an incidence, as revealed by appendectomy specimens, of only 0.01 percent. There are various types among which complete invagination of the appendix is very rare. We encountered a case of intussusception of the appendix with complete invagination induced by appendiceal adenocarcinoma. A preoperative diagnosis of appendiceal adenocarcinoma and intussusception was not possible, but a final pathological report confirmed these conditions and retrospective analysis of a barium enema showed a finger-like filling defect of the cecum, a relatively specific finding in such cases. We describe a case involving a 39-year old man who one month earlier had noted the onset of pain in the right lower abdomen.
