Affiliations 

  • 1 Samani Abd. Ghani, Registrar, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Syed Noori, General Surgeon and Lecturer, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Tan Puay Eng, Medical Officer, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 1984 Dec;39(4):311-3.
PMID: 6544940

Abstract

This paper presents a case report of a primary lymphoma of the appendix as the underlying cause of acute appendicitis. As in previous reported cases, diagnosis can only be made intraoperatively followed by a proven histopathological picture as they present with an acute surgical abdomen.

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