Volume : X, Issue : II, February - 2020
CARCINOID OF BASE OF APPENDIX PRESENTING AS ACUTE APPENDICITIS – A RARE CASE – A CASE REPORT
Dr Gayatri Reddy Danda, Dr G R Prasad, Dr Mahera Naureen
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Introduction : Appendix is the 3rd most common site of gastrointestinal neuro endocrine neoplasia(GINEN). Base of appendix is the rarest site of carcinoid in appendix. Aim : To report a case of carcinoid of base of the appendix Case details : 17 year old girl presented with recurrent abdominal pain. Abdomen pain was localized to right lower abdomen suggestive of acute appendicitis. USG of abdomen, CECT scan confirmed complicated acute appendicitis with mass. Exploration and appendectomy was done. Histopathology showed carcinoid of base of appendix with inflamed appendix without any mesenteric nodes. Chromogranin A was positive. Followup was unremarkable. Conclusion : Carcinoid of the base of appendix(rarest site in appendix) presenting as acute appendicitis is being reported.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijar
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CARCINOID OF BASE OF APPENDIX PRESENTING AS ACUTE APPENDICITIS‾A RARE CASE‾A CASE REPORT, Dr Gayatri Reddy Danda, Dr G R Prasad, Dr Mahera Naureen INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-2 | February-2020
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CARCINOID OF BASE OF APPENDIX PRESENTING AS ACUTE APPENDICITIS‾A RARE CASE‾A CASE REPORT, Dr Gayatri Reddy Danda, Dr G R Prasad, Dr Mahera Naureen INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-2 | February-2020
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