Appendiceal neuroma

Authors

  • Isnay Arbelo Hernández Hospital Militar Clínico Quirúrgico “Comandante Manuel Fajardo Rivero”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Yuleiny Pérez Santana Hospital Ginecoobstétrico “Mariana Grajales”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Abraham Dimas Reyes Pérez Hospital Militar Clínico Quirúrgico “Comandante Manuel Fajardo Rivero”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

neuroma, appendix

Abstract

The appendicular tumors have a low incidence ranging between 0.2% and 0.5% of all gastrointestinal malignancies. The appendicular neuroma is a benign tumor that is characterized to be a secondary fusocelular reparative process to ulcer and inflammation of the mucosa and pathogenetically similar to neural repairs observed in other parts of the digestive system. A male patient of 21 years old with an appendicular neuroma who was operated on and evolved without complications.

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Author Biographies

Isnay Arbelo Hernández, Hospital Militar Clínico Quirúrgico “Comandante Manuel Fajardo Rivero”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral y en Cirugía General. Máster en Urgencias Médicas. Profesor Asistente de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Yuleiny Pérez Santana, Hospital Ginecoobstétrico “Mariana Grajales”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Neonatología. Profesora Instructora de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Abraham Dimas Reyes Pérez, Hospital Militar Clínico Quirúrgico “Comandante Manuel Fajardo Rivero”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de II Grado en Ginecología y Obstetricia. Máster en Urgencias Médicas. Doctor en Ciencias. Profesor Titular y Consultante de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

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Published

2016-07-01

How to Cite

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Arbelo Hernández I, Pérez Santana Y, Reyes Pérez AD. Appendiceal neuroma. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2016 Jul. 1 [cited 2025 Jul. 3];10(3):56-9. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/686

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2016): July-September

Section

Case Reports

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