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Cecal vascular malformation mimicking appendicitis in a child

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A 5-year-old girl presented with abdominal pain suggestive of appendicitis. Intraoperatively, a solid cecal mass was identified along with mesenteric adenopathy. A right hemicolectomy was performed. Pathologic examination revealed a vascular malformation with evidence of recent hemorrhage.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA

    Sherif Emil & Siamak Milanchi

  2. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Miller Children’s Hospital, Long Beach, CA, USA

    Sherif Emil & Siamak Milanchi

  3. Division of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA

    Adrian Goldstein

  4. Department of Pathology, Miller Children’s Hospital, Long Beach, CA, USA

    Adrian Goldstein

  5. Division of Pediatric Surgery, UCI Medical Center, Building 53; Route 81, 101 The City Drive, Orange, CA, 92868, USA

    Sherif Emil

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Emil, S., Milanchi, S. & Goldstein, A. Cecal vascular malformation mimicking appendicitis in a child. Ped Surgery Int 21, 723–724 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-005-1453-2

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