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Peripheral Cytotoxic T Cell Lymphoma of the Appendix Presenting as Acute Appendicitis
Joint Authors
Daneshbod, Yahya
Shirian, Sadegh
Rahmani, Negin
Vahidi, Elnaz
Mirfazaelian, Hadi
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-06-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Lymphoma of the appendix is a rare cause of acute appendicitis; however, acute appendicitis is a common first manifestation of appendiceal lymphomas.
Cytotoxic peripheral T cell lymphoma (PTCL) is a type of aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma that portends a generally poor outcome.
Cytotoxic PTCL of the appendix is extremely rare with few cases reported in the literature.
Case Presentation.
This is the report of a 23-year-old man who had experienced lower abdominal pain for three months before presenting to the emergency department with severe right lower abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and anorexia since the day prior to admission.
The patient was diagnosed with acute appendicitis, and the pathology report confirmed cytotoxic PTCL of the appendix.
Conclusion.
Patients with appendiceal PTCL commonly present with signs and symptoms of acute appendicitis due to luminal obstruction by the tumor.
Therefore, appendiceal tumors such as PTCL should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting as acute appendicitis.
In addition, since there is no standard chemotherapy regimen for cytotoxic PTCL, this and other case reports hopefully help in providing the clinical evidence needed for establishing appropriate treatment guidelines.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rahmani, Negin& Daneshbod, Yahya& Mirfazaelian, Hadi& Vahidi, Elnaz& Shirian, Sadegh. 2020. Peripheral Cytotoxic T Cell Lymphoma of the Appendix Presenting as Acute Appendicitis. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rahmani, Negin…[et al.]. Peripheral Cytotoxic T Cell Lymphoma of the Appendix Presenting as Acute Appendicitis. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Rahmani, Negin& Daneshbod, Yahya& Mirfazaelian, Hadi& Vahidi, Elnaz& Shirian, Sadegh. Peripheral Cytotoxic T Cell Lymphoma of the Appendix Presenting as Acute Appendicitis. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149497
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1149497