Primary Signet Ring Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Appendix Masquerading as Acute Appendicitis: A Diagnostic Pitfall
Ankita Singh, Kanwarpreet Kaur Cheema, Shikhar Chohan, Hanisha Jain, Praphulla Chandra Prabhakar · 2026
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Singh and co-workers in India reported in 2026 a rare appendix cancer that wore the mask of plain appendicitis. Their patient was a woman of 64 with right low belly pain for a week. Scans showed a plump appendix with small stones, a classic sign of a blocked, sore organ. The team took the organ out, as is standard for such a case.
The lens told a split tale. The wall held a signet ring cell cancer, named for cells that look like signet rings, spread through the full wall and into the fat pad. Stains for three marks came back plus, and a fourth came back minus, a code that points to the lower gut as the source. The cut edges still held tumor. The authors stress that each removed appendix needs a full tissue read, since this fast cancer needs more care than the first cut.
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| CREATOR | Ankita Singh, Kanwarpreet Kaur Cheema, Shikhar Chohan, Hanisha Jain, Praphulla Chandra Prabhakar |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 8 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |