Canadian Association of Pathologists - Case of the Month, December 2006
23 year-old man with acute appendicitis.
Diagnosis:
1. Acute appendicitis and periappendicitis with invasive fungi consistent with aspergillosis.
2. Acute myeloid leukemia.
Note that some aspects of this case could be difficult to diagnose without reference to clinical history.
Ref.
Raab SS, Grzybicki DM, Janosky JE, Zarbo RJ, Meier F, Jensen C, Geyer, S.
Clinical impact and frequency of anatomic pathology errors in cancer diagnoses.
Cancer. 2005 Nov 15;104(10):2205-13
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