Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| Case | Age (years)/gender | Diagnosis (newly diagnosed/relapse) | Management of appendicitis | Leukemic infiltration of the appendix | Peri-operative issues | ANC at surgery (x109/L) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17/F | AML (relapse) | Open appendectomy | No | None | 0a |
| 2 | 18/F | ALL (relapse) | Laparoscopic appendectomy | No | Escherichia coli bacteremia | 0a |
| 3 | 10/F | AML (newly diagnosed) | Open appendectomy, right ileocolectomy | Yes | Multiple abdominal abscesses | 4.08 |
F, female; AML, acute myeloid leukemia; ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukemia; ANC, absolute neutrophil count.
a
Too few cells to count.