Carcinoid tumours of the appendix in young patients.
64 patients under forty years of age with appendical carcinoid tumor in Denmark 1943-67 have been followed 10-33 years after the operation. Recurrence is found in one patient with a tumor larger than 2 cm and local metastases. Appendectomy alone is generally a sufficient treatment. Right hemicolectomy is indicated in tumors larger than 2 cm, in cases with local metastases or if the resected appendix-base is not free of tumor in cases with tumor localized near the base. Invasion in the mesoappendix does not increase the frequency of recurrence.
D000293:Adolescent; D001062:Appendectomy; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local