Caecal tumour masquerading as an appendicular mass

Appropriate management of appendix mass is based on an accurate diagnosis of the underlying pathology. This is a report of a complex patient presenting with an appendix mass, whose surgery was deferred due to severe co-morbidities and who later died from severe metastatic disease. A 65-year-old lady...

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Main Authors:	Nixon, Martha, Verwey, Jes, Akoh, Jacob A.
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	PAGEPress Publications 2011
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3981336/

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spelling	pubmed-39813362014-04-24 Caecal tumour masquerading as an appendicular mass Nixon, Martha Verwey, Jes Akoh, Jacob A. Case Report Appropriate management of appendix mass is based on an accurate diagnosis of the underlying pathology. This is a report of a complex patient presenting with an appendix mass, whose surgery was deferred due to severe co-morbidities and who later died from severe metastatic disease. A 65-year-old lady presented with right iliac fossa pain and a mass. She was treated for an appendix mass initially and when the mass failed to resolve after four weeks, she was thoroughly investigated for the possibility of a tumour. Severe co-morbities had a significant impact on her management as definitive surgery was delayed. She represented 10 months after the initial admission with small bowel obstruction and died of metastatic caecal cancer. Management of appendix mass must entail a careful approach to investigating and treatment with emphasis on early intervention if the mass does not resolve promptly. This will avoid delayed diagnosis, treatment and a detrimental impact on prognosis. PAGEPress Publications 2011-12-30 /pmc/articles/PMC3981336/ /pubmed/24765403 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e4 Text en ©Copyright M. Nixon et al., 2012 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License (CC BY-NC 3.0). Licensee PAGEPress, Italy
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title	Caecal tumour masquerading as an appendicular mass
title_short	Caecal tumour masquerading as an appendicular mass
title_full	Caecal tumour masquerading as an appendicular mass
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description	Appropriate management of appendix mass is based on an accurate diagnosis of the underlying pathology. This is a report of a complex patient presenting with an appendix mass, whose surgery was deferred due to severe co-morbidities and who later died from severe metastatic disease. A 65-year-old lady presented with right iliac fossa pain and a mass. She was treated for an appendix mass initially and when the mass failed to resolve after four weeks, she was thoroughly investigated for the possibility of a tumour. Severe co-morbities had a significant impact on her management as definitive surgery was delayed. She represented 10 months after the initial admission with small bowel obstruction and died of metastatic caecal cancer. Management of appendix mass must entail a careful approach to investigating and treatment with emphasis on early intervention if the mass does not resolve promptly. This will avoid delayed diagnosis, treatment and a detrimental impact on prognosis.
publisher	PAGEPress Publications
publishDate	2011
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Caecal tumour masquerading as an appendicular mass

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