A Rare Case of Appendiceal Stump Adenocarcinoma and Review of Literature

Li Xiong, Tie-Gang Li, Hua Zhao Adenocarcinoma of appendiceal stump is extremely rare, perform, with peritoneal dissemination and lymph node We report on a case of a 72-year-old patient who underwent 3-month Initial diagnosis was chronic adhesive intestinal obstruction Address correspondence to: Tie-Gang-Li, Department of General Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China. Tel: +86-13787782059, lixionghn@163.com INTRODUCTION Since appendectomy is usually performed for patients with appendicitis, patients with an appendiceal appendix, however, are rare and adenocarcinoma involving the post-appendectomy appendiceal stump is extremely rare, with only four such patients reported to date until laparotomy or pathologic evaluation of the of right hemicolectomy, is recommended in patients diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the appendiceal stump after pathologic evaluation of an appendectomy specimen CASE REPORT to our institution with a 3-month history of repeated months, he was managed conservatively, including alleviated by administration of gastrokinetic drugs incomplete adhesive intestinal obstruction due to obscure, we carried out an endoscopy examination for showed an obscure view of the ileocecal valve opening his family, an exploratory laparotomy was performed six days after admission due to unalleviated abdominal