title: Carcinoma of the appendix and its natural history in relation to surgical management. A case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: General and Emergency Surgery Department, Garibaldi Hospital, Azienda Ospedali Garibaldi.
authors.forename: Silvana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leanza
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bekheit
authors.forename: Danilo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Coco
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bellia
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferrara
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarvà
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pappalardo
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Piazza
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome