Carcinoma of the appendix and its natural history in relation to surgical management. A case report.
There are several classifications of appendicular epithelial cancer with a wide variety of nomenclature. Epithelial tumours of the appendix have been classified into four distinct types: carcinoids, mucinous adenocarcinoma (often called mucinous cystadenocarcinoma or malignant mucocele), colonic-type adenocarcinoma, and adenocarcinoids with a dual cell origin. We report a case of a woman who presented to our emergency unit with a history of acute appendicitis and who had undergone an appendectomy. The histopathological analysis showed the presence of a well differentiated mucinous adenocarcinoma, infiltrating the full thickness of the appendix wall.
Leanza
Silvana
S
General and Emergency Surgery Department, Garibaldi Hospital, Azienda Ospedali Garibaldi.
Bekheit
Mohamed
M
Coco
Danilo
D
Bellia
Angelo
A
Ferrara
Francesco
F
Sarvà
Salvatore
S
Pappalardo
Andrea
A
Piazza
Luigi
L
D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome