Signet Ring Carcinoma of the Appendix Presenting as Crohn’s Disease in a Young Male
Primary signet ring cell carcinoma is a rare event in surgery. It looks like acute appendicitis and it is difficult to diagnose it on clinical grounds alone. The diagnosis is always confirmed by histopathology of a surgically removed appendix. A young man, 22 years old, presented with vomiting, diar...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2018-06-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Gastroenterology |
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Online Access: | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/489298 |