Discussion The most common mechanism causing appendicitis is luminal obstruction by a
fecalith or lymphoid hyperplasia, but obstruction by a tumour in the cecum was the …

The relationship of acute appendicitis occurring previous to cancer in colon and rectum was
studied in the consecutive records of 561 patients, of 40 years of age and older, operated …

Preview Because appendicitis may signal colon cancer in elderly patients, carcinoma
should be included in the differential diagnosis in any patient over 40 years of age with …

Appendicitis can occur rarely in association with carcinoma of the caecum, particularly in
elderly patients. The prognosis for caecal or proximal colonic neoplasm presenting as …

A 38-year-old woman with stage T4N0M0 adenocarcinoma of the cecum presented with
what seemed to be an appendiceal abscess. She had a 10-month history of intermittent …

In conclusion, the surgeon should consider diagnosis of carcinoma of the cecum in acute
appendicitis, especially in the presence of a mass in the right lower quadrant of the …

We report a case oftwo-stage right hemicolectomy in which the first surgery performed was
laparoscopic ileocecal resection based on the preoperative diagnosis ofacute appendicitis …

Carcinoma of the colon in a 39-year-old woman which caused obstruction and inflammation
of the appendiceal lumen remained undetected until postappendectomy complications …

This report is a retrospective evaluation of 12 case histories. All patients had been subjected
to laparotomy on suspicion of acute appendicitis. The operative situations seemed to …

Discussion Onset of appendicitis after appendectomy is a well-recognized entity: classical
“stump” appendicitis after incomplete appendectomy [1]. Residual tip appendicitis has also …