[Primary carcinoma of the vermiform appendix].
A 54-year-old Japanese woman with primary adenocarcinoma of the appendix was treated. The diagnosis was established before surgery by means of barium studies and ultrasound examination. Histologically, the tumor was a mucinous cystadenocarcinoma. The patient was treated by ileocecal resection, and a 10-month follow-up has revealed neither evidence of recurrence nor of metastases. The preoperative investigations, pathologic features and surgical management in this case are briefly discussed.
D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001065:Appendix / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003536:Cystadenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography
D001466:Barium Sulfate