Primary carcinoma of the vermiform appendix
Oiwa, T.; Sugimachi, K.; Tamada, R.; Mori, M.; Kuroiwa, S.
Gan no Rinsho. Japan Journal of Cancer Clinics 32(2): 215-218
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-4949 PMID: 3514983 Document Number: 284115
A 54-year-old Japanese woman with primary adenocarcinoma of the appendix was treated. The diagnosis was established before surgery by means of barium studies and ultrasound examination. Histologically, the tumor was a mucinous cystadenocarcinoma. The patient was treated by ileocecal resection, and a 10-month follow-up has revealed neither evidence of recurrence nor of metastases. The preoperative investigations, pathologic features and surgical management in this case are briefly discussed.