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Metastasis to Appendix Presenting as Acute Appendicitis—A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature

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  1. Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, 400012, Maharashtra, India

    Subhash Yadav, Neha Mittal & Rajiv Kumar

  2. Department of Radiodiagnosis, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, 400012, Maharashtra, India

    Amit Janu

  3. Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, 400012, Maharashtra, India

    Kumar Prabhash

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Yadav, S., Mittal, N., Kumar, R. et al. Metastasis to Appendix Presenting as Acute Appendicitis—A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature. J Gastrointest Canc 52, 1114–1118 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-021-00586-1

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