Author/Authors :
ardicli, burak dr. sami ulus maternity and children’s training and research hospital, Ankara, TURKEY , karaman, ayse dr. sami ulus maternity and children’s training and research hospital - department of pediatric surgery, Turkey , yesil, sule dr. sami ulus maternity and children’s training and research hospital - department of pediatric oncology, Turkey , arda, nilufer dr. sami ulus maternity and children’s training and research hospital - department of pediatric surgery and pathology, Turkey , sahin, gurses dr. sami ulus maternity and children’s training and research hospital - department of pediatric oncology, Turkey , ozguner, ismet faruk dr. sami ulus maternity and children’s training and research hospital - department of pediatric surgery, turkey
Abstract :
Appendectomy is the most frequent emergent surgical procedure in childhood. Carcinomas are the most frequent neoplasms in the appendix, other neoplasms such as carcinoid tumors and lymphomas may see less frequently. Primary tumors of the appendix are very rare. We report a patient presented with acute appendicitis diagnosed with B-cell lymphoma after pathological examination.
Keywords :
Childhood lymphoma , B , cell lymphoma , appendix lymphoma
