A CASE OF AN INFLAMMATORY TUMOR OF THE OMENTUM DUE TO A FISH BONE PENETRATING THE APPENDIX

• Published in: Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association) Vol. 63; no. 4; pp. 1013 - 1017
• Main Authors: HIRUKAWA, Hiroshi, ENDO, Kazuhiko, GOTO, Nobuyuki, HATAKEYAMA, Satoru, TOMITA, Hiroshi, KIMURA, Yoshihiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Surgical Association 2002

A 70-year-old woman admitted for right lower abdominal pain was found to have a tumor palpated in the abdomen where she reported pain. We strongly suspected a malignant tumor of the appendix and operated, but found neither malignant tumor nor acute inflammatory change, but the appendix was surrounde...