Abstract:
Xanthogranulomatous inflammation is a form of
chronic inflammation where the exact eitiology is not
known. It is commonly reported in organs like kidney
and gall bladder Very few cases of xanthogranulomatous
inflammation of appendix have been
reported in the literature. We report a case of 30 year
female presenting with pain abdomen and fever for
which provisional diagnosis of appendicitis was made.
Open appendicectomy was performed which on
intraoperative examination showed that appendix was
adherent to surrounding structures forming a mass.
Resection of the mass was done and sent for
histopathological examination. Gross examination of
the received specimen revealed multiple irregular
tissue bits and one tubular tissue bit. Multiple sections
studied from resected tissue showed features of
xanthogranulomatous inflammation in appendix and
periappendicular tissue.
