Two cases of lymphoma presenting as appendicitis are reported here. The  diagnosis was made post operatively, mantle cell lymphoma in one  appendectomy specimen in a known case of mantle cell lymphoma and high grade B cell lymphoma, NOS from other  right hemicolectomy specimen complicating as appendicular abscess and cecal perforation. These cases highlight the importance of routine histopathological examination of appendix specimens.

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Dr M Srividya

DNB Pathology 3rd Year Resident

Yashoda Hospitals, Secunderabad, India