[Adult Intussusception Associated with a Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm-A Case Report]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2023 Dec;50(13):1420-1422.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 52-year-old woman patient, who presented with lower abdominal pain, was suspected of having colonic intussusception. An enhanced CT examination indicated that the end of the small intestine or appendix tumor had invaginated into the transverse colon. The CT revealed no evidence of intestinal ischemia, the emergency operation was performed on the following day. After relieving a colonic intussusception, a mass of the appendix was found and we performed laparoscope-assisted ileocolic resection and D3 dissection because of a strong possibility of carcinoma. The patient was discharged 8 days after the surgery and showed no evidence of recurrence for 6 months after the surgery. In postoperative histopathological examination, appendix tumor was diagnosed as a low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm(LAMN). Adult intussusception is a rare disease and most of the cases are caused by malignant lesions, and a treatment strategy for LAMN has not yet been established. We report this case , as there are very few reported cases of adult intussusception caused by LAMN, with a review of the relevant literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Appendiceal Neoplasms* / complications
  • Appendiceal Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Appendix / surgery
  • Colectomy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intussusception* / etiology
  • Intussusception* / surgery
  • Middle Aged