Khei Jazzle Lim
The Medical City, Philippines
Title: Appendiceal Mucinous Adenocarcinoma with Concurrent Tuberculous Appendix: An Unusual Overlap of Two Rare Diseases
Biography
Biography: Khei Jazzle Lim
Abstract
A 52-year-old woman presented with right lower quadrant pain and a palpable mass, and was surgically managed with right hemicolectomy, right en bloc salpingo-oophorectomy, and total omentectomy. Medical treatment with standard quadruple antimycobacterial regimen was also initiated. Histopathologic report showed appendiceal mucinous adenocarcinoma with concurrent tuberculous appendix. Primary tumors of the appendix are rare and present with symptoms of acute appendicitis or a palpable right lower quadrant mass. The appendix is also an uncommon site of granulomatous tuberculosis infection for gastrointestinal extra pulmonary disease. This case report highlights an unusual overlap of the two diseases and a brief review of literature.