Canadian Association of Pathologists - Case of the Month, December 2006
23 year-old man with acute appendicitis.
Contributed by Denis Bailey, MD, FRCPC; University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario (denis.bailey@uhn.on.ca).Virtual microscopy cases hosted by Objective Pathology Services, Toronto, Ontario.
A previously healthy 23 year-old man presented with acute appendicitis, and underwent an emergency appendectomy.
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