title: [Adenocarcinoma of the appendix].
abstract: Adenocarcinoma of the vermiform appendix is rare. It usually produces signs of acute appendicitis and is discovered only on pathological examination. The treatment of choice is right hemicolectomy, usually performed as a secondary operation. 2 cases of appendiceal carcinoma, in a 59-year-old man and in a 70-year-old woman, are described.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery B, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kantarovsky
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Erez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Witz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dinbar
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged