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Appendiceal Carcinoid

Figure 2 : Axial contrast-enhanced CT scan shows acute appendicitis secondary to proximal obstruction from an appendiceal carcinoid.

Findings

An axial contrast-enhanced CT scan (Fig. 1) shows enhancing circumferential wall thickening within the mid appendix, with marked surrounding fat stranding adjacent to the distal appendix on axial (Fig. 2) and coronal (Fig. 3) contrast-enhanced CT scans.

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