ArticleSurgical case reports2018
Acute appendicitis caused by metastatic adenocarcinoma from the lung: a case report.
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- Acute Appendicitis Caused by Metastasis from Other Organs: A Systematic Review.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2024Pooled it
- Clinical Manifestations and Outcomes of Lung Cancer Patients With Appendiceal Metastasis.Thoracic cancer · 2026Review
- Acute Appendicitis due to Rare Metastasis From Lung Cancer: A Case Report.Respirology case reports · 2025Article
- Metastasis to Appendix Presenting as Acute Appendicitis-A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2021Review
- Rare, Unusual Causality of Acute Appendicitis.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2021Article
- Laparoscopic appendectomy for metastatic cervical cancer presenting as appendicitis.Surgical case reports · 2021Article
- Lung cancer presenting as an acute appendicitis.Respirology case reports · 2021Article
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- Acute perforating appendicitis caused by metastatic squamous cell carcinoma from the lung: A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2020Article
- Acute perforated appendicitis due to metastatic small-cell lung cancer.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2019Article
- Anti-angiogenesis treatment in a patient with appendix metastasis of small cell lung cancer: A case report.Medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundAppendiceal metastasis from lung cancer is rare. However, it often causes acute appendicitis that requires emergency surgery. We herein report a thought-provoking case of appendiceal metastasis from lung cancer. CASE PRESENTATION: A 71-year-old man was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer with multiple metastases and underwent chemotherapy. One month later, he developed acute appendicitis, and laparoscopic appendectomy was promptly performed. A swollen appendix and pus collection were observed during surgery. Histological analysis revealed an invasive adenocarcinoma in the appendix that infiltrated the mucosal, submucosal, and muscular layers. Positive immunostaining of thyroid transcription factor 1 indicated appendiceal metastasis of pulmonary adenocarcinoma, not a primary appendiceal malignancy. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient's pulmonary internist resumed continuous chemotherapy after surgery.
conclusionsAlthough appendiceal metastasis from pulmonary adenocarcinoma is rare, it often results in acute appendicitis. Optimal therapy including emergency surgery should be performed without hesitation so that chemotherapy can be resumed as soon as possible.
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