Appendiceal wall thickening at CT in asymptomatic patients with extraintestinal malignancy may mimic appendicitis

Emily M. Webb; Bonnie N. Joe; Fergus V. Coakley; Aliya Qayyum; Antonio C. Westphalen; Benjamin M. Yeh

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2008.09.001

Appendiceal wall thickening at CT in asymptomatic patients with extraintestinal malignancy may mimic appendicitis

Emily M. Webb, Bonnie N. Joe, Fergus V. Coakley, Aliya Qayyum, Antonio C. Westphalen, Benjamin M. Yeh

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe the CT appearance and determine the prevalence of thick-walled appendices in patients with an extraintestinal primary malignancy. This potential mimic of appendicitis may occur in up to 2% of cancer patients. Awareness of this pitfall is important to avoid unnecessary laparotomy in this patient population.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	200-203
Number of pages	4
Journal	Clinical Imaging
Volume	33
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2008.09.001
State	Published - May 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Appendiceal wall thickening
Appendicitis
Cancer
Mimic
Pseudoappendicitis

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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