title: Appendectomy, tonsillectomy, and neoplasia.
abstract: Reports in the literature that study the frequency of cancer in individual who have had their tonsils or appendix or both removed are reviewed. Some investigators found a high incidence of solid cancers - in particular, breast and colon neoplasms - in female patients who have had appendectomy, but others disagreed. The association of tonsillectomy and/or appendectomy with the later development of malignant lymphomas is not proven.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007938:Leukemia / Q000209:etiology*; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000209:etiology; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000209:etiology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014481:United States