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Case Reports
. 2021 Jul 23;9(7):e04595.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4595. eCollection 2021 Jul.

Lipomatosis of appendix in a teenager

Inthujan Shanmugarajah  1 , Bendik H Sundrehagen  2 , Eivind A Warberg  3 , Airazat M Kazaryan  3   4   5   6   7
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Lipomatosis of appendix in a teenager

Inthujan Shanmugarajah et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Case of rare diagnosis of lipomatosis of appendix was established based on histologic report of appendicular specimen after laparoscopic appendectomy for suspected appendicitis in 16-year-old boy. Application of imaging modality may avoid unnecessary appendectomy.

Keywords: diagnostic imaging; diagnostic mimicry; lipomatosis of appendix; unnecessary appendectomy.

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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Staining: H&E, 1a: magnification 2x, 1b: magnification 4x. Specimen of appendix with normal mucosa. There are plenty of lymphoid tissue in gut wall, but no sign of acute inflammation. Rich infiltration of mature fat cells in submucosa, representing lipomatosis. The arrow showing submucosal fat.
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