Prostate tumor metastasis in cecal appendix diagnosed after appendicitis in a virgin treatment patient: A case report

Involvement of cecal appendix by metastases secondary to prostate cancer is extremely rare. We have reported a case of a patient with an acute abdomen who underwent right hemicolectomy for appendicitis. Immunohistochemistry of the appendix revealed a prostate tumor metastasis. The presence of prosta...

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Main Authors:	Tadeu JFL. Campos, Lucas De O. Lima, Francisco E De V Filho, André CM. Lima, Ana CM De Queiroz, Marcos FH. Rocha
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:	Urology Case Reports
Subjects:	Prostate cancer Acute appendicitis Metastasis Case report
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442020304125

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spelling	doaj-d031fab928614301a993da0ceb95b2a42021-01-08T04:20:25ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202021-03-0135101523Prostate tumor metastasis in cecal appendix diagnosed after appendicitis in a virgin treatment patient: A case reportTadeu JFL. Campos0Lucas De O. Lima1Francisco E De V Filho2André CM. Lima3Ana CM De Queiroz4Marcos FH. Rocha5Corresponding author. St Professora Francisca Almeida de Sousa, 255, Brazil.; Hospital Geral de Fortaleza, BrazilHospital Geral de Fortaleza, BrazilHospital Geral de Fortaleza, BrazilHospital Geral de Fortaleza, BrazilHospital Geral de Fortaleza, BrazilHospital Geral de Fortaleza, BrazilInvolvement of cecal appendix by metastases secondary to prostate cancer is extremely rare. We have reported a case of a patient with an acute abdomen who underwent right hemicolectomy for appendicitis. Immunohistochemistry of the appendix revealed a prostate tumor metastasis. The presence of prostate cancer metastasis in the cecal appendix is rare, with less than 10 cases reported in published literature. Involvement of the cecal appendix secondary to prostate cancer must be considered as a differential diagnosis in cases of appendicitis, especially in patients who already have a diagnosis of metastatic prostate cancer.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442020304125Prostate cancerAcute appendicitisMetastasisCase report
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author	Tadeu JFL. Campos Lucas De O. Lima Francisco E De V Filho André CM. Lima Ana CM De Queiroz Marcos FH. Rocha
spellingShingle	Tadeu JFL. Campos Lucas De O. Lima Francisco E De V Filho André CM. Lima Ana CM De Queiroz Marcos FH. Rocha Prostate tumor metastasis in cecal appendix diagnosed after appendicitis in a virgin treatment patient: A case report Urology Case Reports Prostate cancer Acute appendicitis Metastasis Case report
author_facet	Tadeu JFL. Campos Lucas De O. Lima Francisco E De V Filho André CM. Lima Ana CM De Queiroz Marcos FH. Rocha
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title	Prostate tumor metastasis in cecal appendix diagnosed after appendicitis in a virgin treatment patient: A case report
title_short	Prostate tumor metastasis in cecal appendix diagnosed after appendicitis in a virgin treatment patient: A case report
title_full	Prostate tumor metastasis in cecal appendix diagnosed after appendicitis in a virgin treatment patient: A case report
title_fullStr	Prostate tumor metastasis in cecal appendix diagnosed after appendicitis in a virgin treatment patient: A case report
title_full_unstemmed	Prostate tumor metastasis in cecal appendix diagnosed after appendicitis in a virgin treatment patient: A case report
title_sort	prostate tumor metastasis in cecal appendix diagnosed after appendicitis in a virgin treatment patient: a case report
publisher	Elsevier
series	Urology Case Reports
issn	2214-4420
publishDate	2021-03-01
description	Involvement of cecal appendix by metastases secondary to prostate cancer is extremely rare. We have reported a case of a patient with an acute abdomen who underwent right hemicolectomy for appendicitis. Immunohistochemistry of the appendix revealed a prostate tumor metastasis. The presence of prostate cancer metastasis in the cecal appendix is rare, with less than 10 cases reported in published literature. Involvement of the cecal appendix secondary to prostate cancer must be considered as a differential diagnosis in cases of appendicitis, especially in patients who already have a diagnosis of metastatic prostate cancer.
topic	Prostate cancer Acute appendicitis Metastasis Case report
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442020304125
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Prostate tumor metastasis in cecal appendix diagnosed after appendicitis in a virgin treatment patient: A case report

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