title: [A Giant Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Treated with Laparoscopic Surgery].
abstract: We encountered a case of giant appendiceal mucinous neoplasm that was treated with laparoscopic surgery. The patient was a 77-year-old man with constipation. Lower endoscopy demonstrated a giant SMT-like tumor in the cecum, and abdominal computed tomography revealed a giant appendiceal mucinous neoplasm and nearby lymph nodes swelling. Hematological examination showed an elevated serum CEA level. We performed laparoscopic ileocecal resection for a definite diagnosis and treatment. The postoperative course was uneventful. The pathological diagnosis was low-grade appendicealmucinous neoplasm(LAMN). Laparoscopic surgery can be considered safe for the resection of appendicealmucinous neoplasm when it is performed with a carefulsurgicalapproach.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Reimeikai Kitade Hospital.
authors.forename: Yoshito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nako
authors.forename: Shigeki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kitade
authors.forename: Tomoki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hariu
authors.forename: Motomi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wakasa
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakanishi
authors.forename: Teruhisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sonoyama
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D001063:Appendiceal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003082:Colectomy; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome