22 February 2023
: Case report
A Rare Case of Ruptured Appendicitis Secondary to Metastatic Ovarian Cancer
Unusual clinical course
Alex G. Raman12ABCDEF*, James Huynh12BCDEF, Kishan J. Patel1CDEF, Lynn R. Kong2CDE, Brad D. Barrows2CDEF, Charles Hubeny
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938982
Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e938982
Figure 4. Histology. Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) stains of (A) thin appendix wall with acute gangrenous appendicitis (20× magnification) and (B) representative clusters of malignant cells (arrows) in appendix wall near perforation site (100× magnification). H&E stain of (C) omentum shows low-grade papillary serous carcinoma with associated prominent acute inflammation and patchy gangrenous necrosis.