RESUMO
[Objective]To investigate the reasons of misdiagnosis of colon cancer complicated with appendicitis and to sum up the experience of diagnosis. [Methods] Between May 1995 and September 2005, 1060 cases with appendicitis were undergone appendectomy. However, of them, 9 cases complicated with colon cancer had confirmative diagnosis during the operation or after, performed successfully suitable operations. [Results] All of 9 cases were misdiagnosed as appendicitis and undertook appendectomy for similar clinical traits. According to the signs of exploration in the appendectomy and the analysis of patient history, clinic characteristic and some radiologic features, we acquired confirmative signs of carcinoma and put up reasonable surgical intervention. [Conclusion] There are some imperative measures to decrease misdiagnosis by analyzing clinical manifestations comprehensively, observation dynamically, exploration in the appendectomy, and effective examination. Among them, the key to reduce misdiagnosis rate is exploration during the period of appendectomy.
