Pedunculated hamartomatous polyp of the appendix: report of a case

Surg Today. 2013 Feb;43(2):191-3. doi: 10.1007/s00595-012-0190-0. Epub 2012 May 20.

Abstract

We experienced a rare case of a pedunculated polyp of the appendix, which had been incidentally found by preventive appendectomy performed when providing surgical treatment for rectal carcinoma. A pathological investigation of this polypoid lesion demonstrated branches of fibro-muscular stalks connecting with the lamina muscularis covered by a hyperplastic mucosa, which proved to be consistent with the features of hamartoma. The patient had no external characteristics of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, including mucocutaneous pigmentation and gastrointestinal polyposis, observed by endoscopy. This case is considered to be a Peutz-Jeghers type polyp of the appendix with a pedunculated form, which is very rare.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / complications
  • Aged
  • Appendectomy
  • Appendicitis / prevention & control
  • Appendix / pathology*
  • Cecal Diseases / complications
  • Cecal Diseases / pathology*
  • Hamartoma / complications
  • Hamartoma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Male
  • Rectal Neoplasms / complications