Primary signet-ring cell carcinoma of vermiform appendix clinically and pathologically presenting as acute appendicitis

Primary signet-ring cell carcinoma (SRCC) of vermiform appendix is extremely rare; only three cases have been reported in the English literature. An 89-year-old man suddenly presented right lower abdominal pain, and transferred to a hospital, where he was diagnosed with acute appendicitis by physica...

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Main Author: Tadashi Terada, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-03-01
Series:Human Pathology: Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221433001420040X