Abstract:Primary signet-ring cell carcinoma (SRCC) of vermiform appendix is extremely rare. A 62year-old man presented to the Surgical Clinics with right lower abdominal pain, where he was diagnosed with acute appendicitis based on the history and examination with hematologic investigations and computed tomography. Appendectomy specimen grossly showed acute inflammation with appendiceal adhesions and body of the appendix showed wall thickening and luminal occlusion. Microscopically nests of carcinoma cells were seen wi… Show more
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