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Acute Appendicitis Secondary to a Granular Cell Tumor of the Appendix in a 19-Year-Old Male

Authors: Marco Zoccali, Nicole Cipriani, Alessandro Fichera, Jerrold R. Turner, Mukta Krane

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 8/2011

Abstract

Introduction

Granular cell tumors are rare, usually benign, neoplasms presenting as solitary small nodules in the skin or subcutaneous tissue. Involvement of the gastrointestinal tract is unusual, particularly of the appendix, and it is characterized by indolent, submucosal lesions usually diagnosed as an incidental finding.

Case report

We describe the rare case of acute appendicitis secondary to a granular cell tumor of the appendix in a 19-year-old male.

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Title: Acute Appendicitis Secondary to a Granular Cell Tumor of the Appendix in a 19-Year-Old Male
Authors: Marco Zoccali
Nicole Cipriani
Alessandro Fichera
Jerrold R. Turner
Mukta Krane
Publication date: 01-08-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 8/2011
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-011-1536-4

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Acute Appendicitis Secondary to a Granular Cell Tumor of the Appendix in a 19-Year-Old Male

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