Complete Invagination of Vermiform Appendix with Adenocarcinoma: Case Report
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neoplasm (1-8) and intussusception of the appendix is also rare (1). The most common presentation of appendiceal adenocarcinoma is that of acute appendicitis (2). It has seldom been diagnosed preoperatively, however, and is frequently an incidental finding at the time of surgery for unrelated conditions (3). We report a case of adenocarcinoma in a 39-year-old man whose initial complaint was right lower abdominal pain, and which involved intussusception of the appendix with the leading point. Case Report
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