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Case Report
Primary appendiceal lymphoma managed through videolaparoscopic appendectomy in an Amazonian center: Case report and review of literature
1 General Surgery Service at Samel Hospital, 1755, Joaquim Nabuco Avenue, Centro, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
2 Faculty of Medicine of the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), 1053 Afonso Pena St, Praça 14 de Janeiro, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
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Thaís Caroline Sales Raposo
93, Cristina Tavares St, Manaus, Amazonas,
Brazil
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Article ID: 101446Z01TR2024
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Raposo TCS, de Castro GL, da Silva Martins ML, Grossi AELMT, da Silva Rodrigues JW, Brandão AB. Primary appendiceal lymphoma managed through videolaparoscopic appendectomy in an Amazonian center: Case report and review of literature. Int J Case Rep Images 2024;15(1):61–65.ABSTRACT
Introduction: Primary gastrointestinal lymphoma is rare and appendix involvement is rarer. Most cases of appendiceal lymphoma present as clinical acute appendicitis and are generally diagnosed intra-operatory. Some computed tomography findings in preoperative evaluation may suggest appendix neoplasm rather than appendicitis, such as appendix diameter larger than 15 mm, abdominal lymphadenopathy and aneurysmal dilatation of the lumen.
Case Report: We report a case of a 26-year-old Brazilian man first diagnosed with acute appendicitis and submitted to videolaparoscopic approach with appendectomy and posterior chemotherapy after histopathological reveal of primary appendiceal lymphoma.
Conclusion: Surgical resection followed by chemotherapy remains as standard management choice when possible. Adequate investigation and mandatory histopathological analysis in appendectomies are fundamental for diagnosis and proper treatment.
Keywords: Appendiceal lymphoma, Appendectomy, Appendix, Lymphoma
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Thaís Caroline Sales Raposo - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Gustavo Lopes de Castro - Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Maria Letícia da Silva Martins - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Ana Elisa de Landa Moraes Teixeira Grossi - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Jonathan William da Silva Rodrigues - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Alice Brito Brandão - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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