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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2022

Collision tumor of the appendix incidentally discovered in a patient diagnosed with an adenocarcinoma of the colon: a case report.

Syrine Moussa, Salwa Nechi, Abir Chaabane, Karim Mfarrej, Amel Dougaz, Mehdi Bouassida, Slim Zribi, Hassen Touinsi, Emna Chelbi

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Syrine MoussaDepartment of Pathology, Med Taher Maamouri University Hospital, 8050, Nabeul, Tunisia.
Salwa NechiDepartment of Pathology, Med Taher Maamouri University Hospital, 8050, Nabeul, Tunisia.
Abir ChaabaneDepartment of Pathology, Med Taher Maamouri University Hospital, 8050, Nabeul, Tunisia.
Karim MfarrejDepartment of Pathology, Med Taher Maamouri University Hospital, 8050, Nabeul, Tunisia.
Amel DougazDepartment of Pathology, Med Taher Maamouri University Hospital, 8050, Nabeul, Tunisia.
Mehdi BouassidaDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Med Taher Maamouri University Hospital, 8050, Nabeul, Tunisia.
Slim ZribiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Med Taher Maamouri University Hospital, 8050, Nabeul, Tunisia.
Hassen TouinsiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Med Taher Maamouri University Hospital, 8050, Nabeul, Tunisia.
Emna ChelbiDepartment of Pathology, Med Taher Maamouri University Hospital, 8050, Nabeul, Tunisia.
Military Hospital of Tunis · TN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Collision tumor of the appendix is an extremely rare entity, defined as the coexistence of two independent tumors located in the same site without transitional changes. We describe in this report the case of a 75-year-old man who presented with an acute abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. Physical examination revealed an abdominal distension with a hypogastric mass. Abdominal computed tomography showed colonic obstruction related to a sigmoid tumor. Therefore, a total colectomy was made. Macroscopic specimen examination showed a sigmoid tumor associated to a cystic dilatation of the appendix tip with mucoid content. Histological examination of the appendix showed the co-existence of two independent tumors located in the tip, without transitional changes: pTis low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasia and grade 1 neuroendocrine tumor. The latter was discovered incidentally during histological examination. We draw attention through our presentation to the importance of a thorough macroscopic and histological examination of the appendix.

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AdenocarcinomaAppendiceal NeoplasmsAppendixSigmoid NeoplasmsAgedColon, SigmoidHumansMaleAppendiceal neoplasmcase reportcollision tumorlow-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasianeuroendocrine tumor

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