Journals / Türk Kolon ve Rektum Hastalıkları Dergisi / 2018 / Cilt: 28 - Sayı: 3

Cecal Ameboma: An Uncommon Inflammatory Cecal Mass in Elderly

Yaşlılarda Nadir Görülen Enflamatuvar Bir Çekal Kitle: Çekal Ameboma

Pages
148–150
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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Although the elderly population has a higher incidence of colonic malignancy, ameboma shouldbe considered in the differential diagnosis of colonic tumors, especially in endemic areas.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Amebiasis is an infectious disease caused by the intestinal protozoan Entamoeba histolytica, and is one of the most common parasitoses worldwide.Ameboma is a rare presentation of invasive amebiasis.
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Key Findings & Data:Amebomas are generally difficult to diagnose and can mimic colon carcinoma.
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Conclusion & Impact:Although the elderly population has a higher incidence of colonic malignancy, ameboma shouldbe considered in the differential diagnosis of colonic tumors, especially in endemic areas.
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Abstract

Amebiasis is an infectious disease caused by the intestinal protozoan Entamoeba histolytica, and is one of the most common parasitoses worldwide.Ameboma is a rare presentation of invasive amebiasis. Amebomas are generally difficult to diagnose and can mimic colon carcinoma. In this report,we describe an elderly woman who presented to the emergency department with cramping abdominal pain. The patient underwent surgery after aninitial diagnosis of inflamed cecal mass and appendicitis. Histological examination of the surgical specimen showed the presence of trophozoites of E.histolytica, leading to a diagnosis of cecal ameboma. Although the elderly population has a higher incidence of colonic malignancy, ameboma shouldbe considered in the differential diagnosis of colonic tumors, especially in endemic areas.

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Amebiyazis, bir intestinal protozoan olan Entamoeba histolitika’nın neden olduğu enfeksiyöz bir hastalık olup dünyada en sık görülen parazitozlardan biridir. Ameboma invaziv amebiyazisin nadir görülen bir şeklidir. Amebomaların tanısı genellikle zordur ve kolon kanserleri ile karışabilmektedir. Bu yazıda acil servise şiddetli karın ağrısı ile başvuran ileri yaş bir kadın hasta sunulmaktadır. Bu hastaya inflame çekal kitle ve plastrone apandisit ön tanılarıyla acil sağ hemikolektomi yapılmış olup ameliyat sonrası cerrahi spesimenlerin patolojik incelemesinde E. histolitika trofozitleri görülerek çekal ameboma tanısı konuldu. Yaşlı popülasyonda kolon malignitelerinin inisdansı yüksek olmasına karşın özellikle endemik bölgelerde çekal kitlelerin ayırıcı tanısında amebomalar akılda tutulmalıdır.

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ÇİFTCİ, A. B., YILDIRIM, N., ÖZDAŞ, İ., BULUT, A. (2022). Cecal Ameboma: An Uncommon Inflammatory Cecal Mass in Elderly. Türk Kolon ve Rektum Hastalıkları Dergisi, Cilt: 28 - Sayı: 3, 148–150. https://ajindex.com/articles/654965

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