title: Tumors of the appendix.
abstract: Following the recent finding of seven malignant or potentially malignant tumors of the appendix, all appendicular tumors encountered in our practice in the past ten years were reviewed. Right hemicolectomy seems to be the treatment of choice for proven malignancy.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000601:surgery; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000601:surgery