Publications by authors named "Mohamed Al-Askari"

BACKGROUND Appendicitis is the most common cause of an acute abdomen. Approximately 1% of appendicectomies will have an incidental finding of an appendiceal neoplasm. A primary appendiceal lymphoma is extremely rare, and is found in 0.

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Introduction: The approach to the anterior neck lump involves the consideration of numerous benign and malignant differentials.

Presentation Of Case: We present a rare case of an occult papillary thyroid cancer with cystic nodal metastases presenting as a thyroglossal duct cyst.

Discussion: We explore the literature surrounding occult papillary thyroid carcinoma/microcarcinomas and the potential for the disease to present as a cervical lump.

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