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This case of villous adenoma of the appendix reported is unique by virtue of its having been diagnosed preoperatively using colonoscopy. Only 45 such lesions have been described previously, and a review of those cases reveals that 93 percent were discovered at appendectomy performed either incidentally or for acute appendicitis. The malignant potential of this entity is unknown and its treatment is controversial. Because of a report association between adenomas of the appendix and other gastrointestinal neoplasms, long-term surveillance is recommended.
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PMID:Preoperative colonoscopic diagnosis of villous adenoma of the appendix. Report of a case and review of the literature. 328 27

This report presents a case of a 23-year-old white woman who presented with symptoms of acute appendicitis, confirmed at laparotomy. The appendectomy specimen revealed an isolated, noninvasive villous adenoma of the appendix. Appendectomy was judged to be sufficient treatment in this case since the base of the organ was not involved, and there was no submucosal spread of the villous adenoma. Literature on the subject is reviewed, and modalities of surgical treatment of "invasive" villous adenoma of the appendix are discussed.
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PMID:Villous adenoma of the appendix: report of a case and review of the literature. 712 76

The authors report a case of a 93-year-old man with villous adenoma causing acute phlegmonous appendicitis. The appendicular localization, extremely uncommon, is the cause of an acute appendicitis in 50% of cases. Therefore, they analyse the anatomo-pathological, clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of this pathology with the help of the literature.
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PMID:[Acute phlegmonous appendicitis due to a villous adenoma in a hernial sac. A case report]. 832 41

Villous adenoma of the appendix is a rare pathologic entity, the treatment is controversial. We describe the case of a patient complaining of abdominal pain that was diagnosed as acute appendicitis. Pathological examination of the surgical specimen revealed a villous adenoma of the appendix. We comment the therapeutic options and we review the literature about this pathological entity.
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PMID:[Villous adenoma of the appendix caused acute appendicitis]. 875 26

A 78-year-old lady presented with signs and symptoms of a strangulated femoral hernia. Peri-operatively she was found to have appendicitis within the hernia sac. Appendicectomy and non-mesh hernia repair were performed. Histology revealed acute inflammation and a villous adenoma of the appendix. Villous adenomas of the vermiform appendix are extremely rare tumours of the gastrointestinal tract. This is the first case combining two very rare pathologies--acute appendicitis presenting as strangulated femoral hernia and villous adenoma of the appendix. Early diagnosis and surgery are required to avoid high morbidity of perforated appendicitis within a femoral hernia. First, we discuss the diagnosis and surgical treatment of acute appendicitis within a femoral hernia. Second, the presence of an adenoma changes the aetiology of appendicitis. More importantly, changes in surgical management of acute appendicitis presenting as a strangulated femoral hernia owing to a co-existing adenoma are discussed.
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PMID:First case of villous adenoma of the appendix leading to acute appendicitis presenting as strangulated femoral hernia: changes in management owing to concurrent adenoma. 1756 35