Mixed Tumor of the Appendix: A Rare Tumor Association

Pierlesky Elion Ossibi^*, Mehdi Benkoukous, Abdoul Aliou Zabeirou Oudou, KarimIbn Majdoub, Imane Toughrai, Said AitLaalim, Khalid Mazaz

Visceral Surgery Department, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.

DOI: 10.4236/ss.2014.510074                

Abstract

Malignant tumors of the appendix are rare. They are present in 0.1% to 0.5% of appendectomy specimens: confirmed upon histological analysis. Mixed tumors in the appendix are exceptional. We report a mixed mucinous cystadenoma with a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma of the appendix in a 64-year-old patient presented to the emergency room with bowel obstruction syndrome.

Keywords

Tumor, Appendicitis, Mixed

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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