Case Reports in Surgery
Volume 2020 (2020), Article ID 8833573, 9 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8833573

Case Report

Primary Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma Presenting with Hematochezia due to the Invading Tumor in the Sigmoid Colon

Tatsuya Suzuki,¹ Yasuhiro Yamamoto,¹ Toshihiko Torigoe,² Shoichiro Mizukami,¹ and Kengo Shigehara¹

¹Department of Surgery, Kobayashi Hospital, 4-2, Kita-3-Jonishi, Kitami, Hokkaido 090-8567, Japan
²Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, South-1, West-17, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8556, Japan

Correspondence should be addressed to Tatsuya Suzuki; t-suzuki@asahikawa-med.ac.jp

Received 27 April 2020; Revised 25 August 2020; Accepted 26 August 2020; Published 7 September 2020

Academic Editor: Christophoros Foroulis

Copyright © 2020 Tatsuya Suzuki et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract.

Primary appendiceal tumors are rare malignancies; some cases have been described to invade other organs, and this represents a very rare clinical condition. We report a case of appendiceal adenocarcinoma invading the sigmoid colon and a review of similar cases. A 69-year-old woman with complaints of hematochezia was admitted to the hospital. Colonoscopy revealed a tumor in the sigmoid colon, which was a well-differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma. A computed tomography scan showed an appendiceal mass that involved the sigmoid colon, suggesting an appendiceal cancer invading the sigmoid colon. Ileocecal resection with extended lymphadenectomy and en bloc resection of the sigmoid colon was performed. The appendiceal tumor involved the sigmoid colon and the terminal ileum. The ileocecal part which included the tumor and the involved sigmoid colon was resected in total. Macroscopic findings showed that the appendiceal tumor made a fistula with the sigmoid colon. Pathological examination revealed that the tumor was a well-differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma that invaded the sigmoid colon. The final pathological stage was T4bN0M0, stage IIC. The patient was discharged from the hospital uneventfully. She was alive without relapse after a 20-month follow-up. Although an appendiceal tumor invading the rectosigmoid region is rare, a preoperative diagnosis can be obtained that facilitates the planning of a suitable surgical procedure: en bloc resection of the ileocecal part and the rectosigmoid part.

1. Introduction

Primary appendiceal tumors are rare malignancies with an age-adjusted incidence of 4 per 1,000,000 people per year, and these tumors account for 0.4 to 1 percent of all gastrointestinal malignancies [1, 2]. Some cases of appendiceal cancer have been described as invading or making a fistula with other organs, which represent a very rare clinical condition. We report a case of appendiceal adenocarcinoma invading the sigmoid colon presenting with hematochezia and a review of the literature concerning similar cases.

2. Case Presentation

A 69-year-old woman with a chief complaint of hematochezia and anorexia that had been present for one month was admitted to the hospital. Physical examination and blood test results revealed nothing of note except for an elevated carcinoembryonic antigen of 24.7 ng/mL. Colonoscopy revealed that a type 1 tumor, i.e., a polypoid-type tumor, was located in the sigmoid colon, and an elevated lesion with redness was located in the appendiceal orifice (Figure 1). The tumor was biopsied and diagnosed with well-differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma, which was suspicious of primary sigmoid colon cancer. The elevated lesion in the appendiceal orifice had redness on its top surface, but biopsy was not performed there because it was not suspected to be malignant due to the apparently normal mucosa. A computed tomography (CT) scan showed, however, an appendiceal mass that involved the sigmoid colon (Figure 2) and was located adjacent to the right ureter, suggesting an appendiceal cancer invading the sigmoid colon. The preoperative diagnosis was appendiceal cancer with a clinical stage of T4bN0M0, stage IIC, according to the TNM classification, the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) 8th edition.

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Figure 1: Colonoscopic findings. (a) A polypoid-type tumor was seen in the sigmoid colon, which was initially assumed to be a sigmoid colon cancer. (b) An elevated lesion with redness was observed in the appendiceal orifice, where biopsies were not performed.

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Figure 2: CT findings. (a) An appendiceal mass was seen at the distal part of the appendix. The appendiceal mass and the appendix are indicated by an arrow and an arrowhead, respectively. (b) The appendiceal mass involved the sigmoid colon. The mass and the normal rectosigmoid region are indicated by an arrow and an arrowhead, respectively.

Ileocecal resection with extended lymphadenectomy and en bloc resection of the sigmoid colon was performed through a lower abdominal midline incision after the insertion of a ureteral stent. The appendiceal tumor involved the sigmoid colon and the terminal ileum. The ileocecal part was mobilized from the retroperitoneum, keeping the right ureter intact. The ileum was divided proximal to the involved part with a linear stapler. The ileocolic vessels were ligated at their origins, and the extended D3 lymph node dissection was performed. The ascending colon and then the sigmoid colon proximal to the invaded part were divided with a linear stapler. The ileocecal part which included the tumor and the involved sigmoid colon was resected in total after the rectum was divided. The pericolic lymph nodes were dissected in the resected area of the sigmoid mesocolon. The sigmoid colon and the rectum were anastomosed in a side-to-end fashion with a circular stapler, and the ileum and the ascending colon were anastomosed in a functional end-to-end fashion. The incision was closed after the placement of Blake™ silicone drains in the Douglas pouch and in the right lateral abdomen.

Macroscopic findings showed that the tumor measured and invaded and made a fistula with the sigmoid colon (Figure 3). Pathological examination revealed that the tumor was a well-differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma according to the Japanese classification [3] and invaded the sigmoid colon (Figure 4). The tumor invaded in the broad area of the appendiceal mucosa and the largest part of the tumor existed in the appendix, whereas only a small part of the tumor was exposed in the mucosa of the sigmoid colon. In addition, the tumor appeared to invade from the peritoneal side toward the sigmoid colon lumen. These findings showed that the tumor originated from the appendix and did not originate from the sigmoid colon. All 41 resected lymph nodes, including lymph node No. 201, 202, and 203, were devoid of metastasis [3]. The pericolic lymph nodes in the sigmoid mesocolon (No. 241) were not explored for pathological examination. The final pathological stage was T4bN0M0, stage IIC, according to the TNM classification, UICC 8th edition.

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Figure 3: Macroscopic views of the resected specimen. (a) A tumor of in size was seen in the distal part of the appendiceal lumen and extended into the lumen of the sigmoid colon with fistulation. The root of the appendix is indicated by an asterisk. (b) A closer view.

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Figure 4: Microscopic findings of the resected specimen. (a) The specimen was cut along a red dotted line which included the appendiceal tumor and the invaded sigmoid colon. (b) A cross-section of the cut specimen. The area surrounded by a red box was examined microscopically. (c) A microscopic view. The tumor (indicated by an asterisk) had come into contact with the inner side of the sigmoid colon. The muscularis propria and the mucosa of the sigmoid colon are indicated by an arrowhead and an arrow, respectively. (d) A higher magnification view showing that the tumor was a well-differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma.

The patient was discharged from the hospital uneventfully. Adjuvant chemotherapy was not performed, and she was alive without cancer relapse after a 20-month follow-up.

3. Discussion

We experienced a rare case of primary appendiceal adenocarcinoma that invaded and made a fistula with the sigmoid colon and was surgically treated successfully. Sixteen cases of appendiceal tumors invading the sigmoid colon or rectum were reviewed from the literature. Of these cases, 7 reports written in English were identified by a PubMed search using keywords such as “appendiceal cancer,” “appendiceal carcinoma,” “appendiceal adenocarcinoma,” “sigmoid colon,” “rectum,” “invasion,” “invading,” or “fistula” as well as using a manual search of references from the publications, and 9 reports written in Japanese were identified by Ichushi-Web search using keywords such as “appendiceal cancer,” “sigmoid colon,” or “rectum” (Table 1) [4–19]. A fistula was formed between the appendix and the colorectum in 12 cases, including our case, and there was no description of the fistulas in the other five cases. The histological type was described according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Classification of Tumours [20]. The term “cystadenoma” was replaced with the term “low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm.” Additionally, the term “cystadenocarcinoma” was replaced with “appendiceal mucinous neoplasm (AMN),” regarding a tumor with pushing invasion, or “mucinous adenocarcinoma (MA),” regarding a tumor with infiltrative invasion [21]; the type of invasion was not mentioned in several reports, and in these cases, the type was described as “AMN or MA.” The term “well differentiated adenocarcinoma” or “well differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma” described in the Japanese classification was replaced with the term “adenocarcinoma not otherwise specified” [3, 22].

Table 1: Summary of reported cases and our case of appendiceal tumors invading the sigmoid colon or rectum.

Year
Author
Age/sex
Chief complaint
Invaded organ
Colonoscopic findings at SC or rectum
Biopsy at SC or rectum
CT findings
Preoperative diagnosis
Surgical procedure/postoperative therapy
Histological type WHO 2010
pTNM UICC 8th
Follow-up

1975
Andersson et al. [4]
82/F
Constipation, abdominal pain
SC
n.m.
n.m.
n.m.
n.m.
Ap, Sg
ANOS
n.m.
Dead (180 days)

1985
Yamada et al. [5]#
67/F
Abdominal mass
SC, ileum
n.m.
n.m.
n.m.
Cystomyxoma
ICR, closure of fistula/n.m.
AMN or MA
n.m.
n.m.

1990
Corder et al. [6]
67
/M
Hematochezia, syncope
SC
Devoid of mucosa
Granulation tissue
n.m.
n.m.
Ap, Sg, PC (en bloc)/no therapy
Low-grade AMN
n.m.
n.m.

1993
Kato et al. [7]#
48/M
Ileus symptoms
SC, bladder
Fistula
n.m.
A distended appendix filled with high-density substance
Appendiceal cancer
ICR, Sg, PC (en bloc)/AC
MA
T4bN1-2M1b (PMP)
Alive (n.m.)

1997
Ito et al. [8]#
49/M
Ileus symptoms
SC, ileum
Submucosal-tumor like lesion
MA
A mass connected with the vermiform appendix medial to the ileocecal part
Appendiceal cancer
ICR, HAR (en bloc)/AC
AMN
T4b N0 M0
Alive (1080 days)

1999
Tanakaya et al. [9]#
68/F
Hematochezia, abdominal pain
SC
Type 1 tumor (polypoid type)
n.m.
n.m.
SC cancer
Tumorectomy, colostomy/no therapy
AMN or MA
T4b NX M1b (PMP)
Dead (33 days)

2004
Sano et al. [10]#
89/F
Hematochezia
RS
Type 2 tumor (ulcerated type with clear margin)
ANOS
No findings of metastasis
Rectal cancer
ICR, LAR, etc. (en bloc)/no therapy
AMN or MA, partly ANOS
T4b N0 M0
Alive (n.m.)

2007
Kumon et al. [11]#
80/F
Hematochezia
RS
Rough and red mucosa, stenosis
ANOS
A rectal mass with heterogeneous enhancement continuous with appendix
Rectal cancer
ICR, AR (en bloc)/no therapy
AMN or MA
T4b N0 M1c (no. 251)
Alive (150 days)

2009
Murphy and Matar [12]
38/M
Hematochezia, abdominal pain
SC, ileum, bladder
n.m.
n.m.
A complex mass, arising in the lower abdomen, incorporating the caecum, small intestine, and sigmoid colon
Crohn’s disease, SC, or ileal cancer
RHC, Sg, PC (en bloc)/AC
“Moderately differentiated, partly MA”
T4b N0 M0
Alive (300 days)

2009
Stojanovic et al. [13]
55/F
Hematochezia
SC
External compression, tumor infiltration
n.m.
Sigmoid colon infiltrated by hypodense irregular tumor mass connected to the end of the appendix
Appendicular cancer
Laparoscopic RHC, Sg (en bloc)/no therapy
MA
T4b N0 M0
Alive (60 days)

2009
Mori et al. [14]#
58/F
Abdominal discomfort
SC
Elevated lesion
Granulation tissue
A 1 cm width dilated appendix
Appendiceal cancer
RHC, Sg/AC
AMN or MA
T4b N0 M0
Alive (600 days)

2013
Shibata et al. [15]#
44/M
Hematochezia, diarrhea
SC
Stenosis
ANOS or MA
A pelvic tumor extended from the ileocecal part to the sigmoid colon
SC cancer or appendiceal cancer
Bypass, sigmoidostomy/chemotherapy
“Atypical, mucin-producing adenocarcinoma”
T4b NX M1b
Dead (210 days)

2016
Fitzgerald et al. [16]
75/F
Hematochezia
Rectum
Fingerlike/frond-like polyp
Adenoma
A dilated appendix with its tip near the rectum
n.m.
Ap, AR (en bloc)/n.m.
“Adenocarcinoma”
T4b N0 M0
n.m.

2016
Hakim et al. [17]
68/M
Abdominal pain, constipation
SC, cecum
n.m.
n.m.
A dilated appendix with an 8 cm long, ovoid, periappendiceal mass containing a fistula to sigmoid colon
n.m.
Cecectomy, Ap, Sg, PC etc. (en bloc)/no therapy
MA
T4b N0 M0
Alive (360 days)

2018
Takahashi et al. [18]
13/F
Hematochezia, abdominal pain
SC, uterus, ovary
n.m.
n.m.
A mass with fecalith in the pelvic and right lower abdominal cavity
Acute appendicitis
ICR, Sg/AC
“Primary appendiceal adenocarcinoma”
T4b N0 M0
Alive (1800 days)

2018
Tokai et al. [19]#
66/M
Positive fecal
occult blood test
SC
Elevated lesion
MA
A sized cystic tumor adjacent to the sigmoid colon and cecum
Appendiceal cancer
ICR, Sg, ileectomy (en bloc)/AC
MA
T4b N1 M0
Alive (900 days)

Our case
69/F
Hematochezia, anorexia
SC
Type 1 tumor (polypoid type)
ANOS
An appendiceal mass at the distal part of appendix, involving sigmoid colon
Appendiceal cancer
ICR, Sg (en bloc)/no therapy
ANOS
T4b N0 M0
Alive (600 days)

AC: adjuvant chemotherapy; ANOS: adenocarcinoma not otherwise specified; AR: anterior resection; Ap: appendectomy; F: female; ICR: ileocecal resection; AMN: appendiceal mucinous neoplasm; M: male; MA: mucinous adenocarcinoma; n.m.: not mentioned; PC: partial cystectomy; PMP: pseudomyxoma peritonei; RHC: right hemicolectomy; RS: rectosigmoid junction; SC: sigmoid colon; Sg: sigmoidectomy; #: written in Japanese.

Of the 17 cases listed in Table 1, 10 cases had hematochezia, and one case had a positive fecal occult blood test. On the other hand, the most common presentation in primary appendiceal tumors was the right lower quadrant pain, which was often diagnosed as acute appendicitis. Nitecki et al. reported 94 noncarcinoid adenocarcinoma of the appendix; their presentation included acute right lower quadrant pain in 47 patients, a palpable mass in 13, ascites in 10, nonspecific gastrointestinal, or genitourinary complaints in five, and the other 19 patients were incidentally diagnosed at the time of surgery for an unrelated medical condition [23]. In addition, Ito et al. reported 36 patients of appendiceal adenocarcinoma; 25 patients presented with right lower quadrant pain, seven had palpable mass, four had nausea and vomiting, three had pelvic discomfort, one had weight loss, and one was diagnosed incidentally during other surgery [24]. These case series reported no patients who presented with hematochezia. Therefore, hematochezia seems to be a peculiar manifestation of appendiceal tumors when invading or making a fistula with the sigmoid colon or rectum.

A preoperative diagnosis of appendiceal tumors is difficult to make [23, 24]. This is probably because the appendiceal tumor represents a rare condition and is often mistaken for acute appendicitis [25], and these tumors are rarely detected by colonoscopy [26]. However, when an appendiceal tumor invaded and made a fistula with the colorectum, colonoscopy detected a polyp, an elevated lesion or a mass in the involved part (Table 1). Such colonoscopic findings, with or without a histologic diagnosis of malignancy, led to a preoperative diagnosis of appendiceal or colorectal cancer when combined with a CT scan. CT scans were performed in 13 cases; an appendiceal mass or dilatation, an ileocecal mass, or a pelvic mass was observed in 12 cases. Seven cases were preoperatively diagnosed as appendiceal cancer from the findings of appendiceal mass or dilation in 6 cases, whereas 4 cases were not diagnosed preoperatively as appendiceal cancer possibly due to failing to locate the exact site of a pelvic mass. Therefore, the findings of a mass or dilation in the appendix were helpful for the preoperative diagnosis of appendiceal tumor. Hence, although appendiceal tumors invading the sigmoid colon or rectum represents a rare clinical condition, the findings from colonoscopy and CT scans can lead to a proper diagnosis prior to treatment with this unusual condition in mind.

Regarding the surgical procedure, en bloc resection of both the ileocecal part and the rectosigmoid part is warranted for curative treatment. The extent of resection for appendiceal tumor differs among histological types [21]. In the case of low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm (LAMN), which is classified as a tumor of borderline behavior in the WHO Classification of Tumours and was formerly classified as mucinous cystadenocarcinoma or mucinous cystadenoma [20], simple appendectomy is considered sufficient for LAMNs that are confined to the appendix, and a positive margin at the base of the appendix may require additional cecal resection [21]. In contrast, appendiceal adenocarcinomas, such as mucinous adenocarcinoma and adenocarcinoma not otherwise specified, warrant treatment by right hemicolectomy with lymph node dissection [21, 23]. Although systematic lymphadenectomy in the invaded rectosigmoid region was not documented nor performed in all 17 cases in Table 1, the necessity of extended lymph node dissection in the invaded region is unclear. In the present case, the lack of lymph node swelling in the ileocolic region preoperatively led us to conjecture that the possibility of lymphatic spread in the sigmoid region was minimal. In the case reported by Kumon et al., meanwhile, the tumor had metastasis in the pericolic lymph node of the invaded rectum (No. 251) [11]. Systematic lymphadenectomy might be necessary in such cases if the metastasis occurred via the lymphatic system in the invaded region, as discussed by Toyozumi et al. [27]. Additionally, in the case reported by Tokai et al., the tumor recurred in the paraaorta lymph node 18 months after surgery; the authors surmised that the extensive lymphadenectomy in the invaded region might have prevented the disease recurrence [19]. Evaluation of the lymph nodes in the invaded region and the longer follow-up of patients are needed to investigate this problem. Laparoscopic-assisted sigmoidectomy and en bloc right hemicolectomy have been reported by Stojanovic et al. [13], and laparoscopic ileocecal resection for appendiceal cancer with an ileal fistula has also been reported by Mukohyama et al. [28], suggesting that laparoscopic procedures can be treatment options for appendiceal tumors invading other organs. In any case, we believe that a proper diagnosis allows us to plan an appropriate surgical procedure in advance.

Of the 17 cases listed, peritoneal spread was observed in three cases, two of which had a poor prognosis. On the other hand, neither lymphatic nor peritoneal metastasis was seen in nine cases. This may be explained by the borderline behavior of LAMNs or by the prevention of free intraperitoneal spillage of neoplastic cells through the formation of a fistula to another organ [17]. In addition, the symptoms associated with blood discharge caused by the fistula may lead to further investigation and early detection of resectable tumors [29].

This case report and literature review are limited because the cases searched are only from case reports and short case series within a few decades, and other cases possibly contained in a larger case series or in older literature may have been missed. Nonetheless, the case of an appendiceal tumor invading the rectosigmoid region seems to be remarkably rare, as suggested by the report where the combined resection of the sigmoid colon and rectum had not been performed at all among the 42 cases of appendiceal carcinoma with multivisceral resection due to locally advanced tumor growth [30].

4. Conclusion

Although an appendiceal tumor invading the adjacent sigmoid colon or rectum is a rare clinical condition, a preoperative diagnosis can be obtained by colonoscopy and a CT scan with this condition in mind. A proper diagnosis facilitates the planning of a suitable surgical procedure, that is, en bloc resection of the ileocecal part and the rectosigmoid part.

Data Availability

Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analyzed during the current study.

Consent

Oral informed consent was obtained from the patient for the publication of this report.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this article.

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