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An 82-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with an acute abdomen. CT imaging revealed a proximal appendiceal mass with distal appendicitis. She underwent a laparoscopic appendicectomy with partial caecectomy and subsequent histopathology confirmed an appendiceal schwannoma.
The woman presented with a 1-day history of acute abdominal pain localised to the lower quadrants, worse on mobilisation, loss of appetite and fever. She denied any previous abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting, bowel or bladder symptoms. There was no history of weight loss, generalised fatigue or other symptoms of chronic anaemia. She had been well in the preceding weeks. Her medical history was significant for a cerebrovascular accident, hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia. She had never had previous abdominal surgery.
On examination the patient had a temperature of 37.7°C. There were no signs of haemodynamic instability. Her abdomen was rigid with severe tenderness on palpation, worse in the right lower quadrant....
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