TY - JOUR
AR - JSO-2019-3-102
TI - A Case Report of Metastatic Gallbladder Cancer as The Cause of Acute Appendicitis
AU - Artun, Aksade
AU - Edward, Ewing
AU - Francisco, Benavides
AU - Valentina , Marchese
JO - Journal of Surgical Oncology
PY - 2019
DA - Wed 31, Jul 2019
SN - 2674-3000
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.JSO.2019.03.02
UR - https://www.sciencerepository.org/a-case-report-of-metastatic-gallbladder-cancer-as-the-cause-of-acute-appendicitis_JSO-2019-3-102 
KW - Appendicitis, metastasis, gallbladder adenocarcinoma, laparoscopic appendectomy
AB - Appendiceal metastasis from primary gallbladder cancer is rare. Here we report the case of a 62-year-old
female with stage IV gallbladder cancer who presented to the ED four months after initiation of her cancer
treatment. Diffuse abdominal pain was her only presenting symptom and contrast-enhanced CT imaging
revealed findings consistent with acute appendicitis. Prompt surgical treatment with laparoscopic
appendectomy was initiated. Surprisingly, the histologic analysis was consistent with gallbladder primary
metastatic adenocarcinoma to the appendix rather than primary adenocarcinoma of the appendix.