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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2021

Closed loop large bowel obstruction due to appendiceal signet cell carcinoma.

Du H Phan, Joshua Y Teo, Sasikaran Nalliah

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 44% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Du H PhanDepartment of General Surgery, Hervey Bay Hospital, Queensland, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3604-4438
Joshua Y TeoDepartment of General Surgery, Hervey Bay Hospital, Queensland, Australia.
Sasikaran NalliahDepartment of General Surgery, Hervey Bay Hospital, Queensland, Australia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Signet cell carcinoma of the appendix is the rarest and the most aggressive subtype of appendiceal malignancy, typically presenting with non-specific symptoms. We describe a case of a 62-year-old male with large bowel obstruction, with computed tomography demonstrating dilated large bowels from caecum to proximal sigmoid colon and pneumoperitoneum. Intraoperatively, closed loop obstruction caused by dense adherence of sigmoid colon to caecum was noted, which had resulted in caecal perforation. Histopathology study indicated primary appendiceal malignancy of signet cell morphology with intraperitoneal spread to sigmoid colon. Large bowel obstruction from appendiceal malignancy has rarely been reported and similar presentations have not been described in the existing literature. When left-sided large bowel obstruction is suspected to be caused by a malignant stricture, it is essential to consider transperitoneal spread of appendiceal malignancy as potential aetiology, particularly in the elderly.

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PMID34729168
PMCPMC8557668
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