Metastasis to the appendix from gastric cancer detected incidentally on colonoscopy

K. Fu; T. Horimatsu; Y. Sano; A. Katagiri; Y. Kaji; T. Fujimori

doi:10.1055/s-2006-944904

Endoscopy, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Endoscopy 2007; 39: E17
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-944904

Unusual cases and technical notes

Metastasis to the appendix from gastric cancer detected incidentally on colonoscopy

K. Fu^1, ² , T. Horimatsu² , Y. Sano² , A. Katagiri² , Y. Kaji¹ , T. Fujimori³

¹Dept. of Radiology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
²Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology and Digestive Endoscopy, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
³Dept. of Surgical and Molecular Pathology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan

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