| Literature DB >> 29935689 |
Konstantinos I Votanopoulos1, Perry Shen2, Aleksander Skardal3, Edward A Levine2.
Abstract
The early symptoms of appendiceal cancer may mimic the clinical picture of appendicitis. Most patients are diagnosed incidentally during surgical exploration or late when peritoneal or systemic dissemination has already occurred, as colonoscopy rarely will diagnose an appendiceal cancer. Systemic/extraperitoneal metastases are distinctly unusual for appendiceal mucinous lesions.Entities:
Keywords: Appendiceal cancer; Low-grade lesions; Low-grade mucinous tumors; Pseudomyxoma peritonei
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29935689 PMCID: PMC8159158 DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2018.02.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Surg Oncol Clin N Am ISSN: 1055-3207 Impact factor: 3.495