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Surveillance Colonoscopy Revealing Asymptomatic Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm

World Journal of Colorectal Surgery, 2021
Appendiceal mucinous neoplasms are a collection of rare tumors with diverse clinical presentations and pathologic potential, which can pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
Jagmeet S. Grewal, Elliot Berger, Jacob Garner, Jennifer S. Beaty   +3 more
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Unexpected pathological lesions of appendix: an analysis of 3000 surgical specimens from Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 2016
Background: Unexpected pathological lesions are not infrequent findings in surgical specimens of appendix. Appendiceal malignancies are commonly encountered as incidental lesions.
D.L.P. Dasanayake, Sulochana Wijetunge, K. Dharani, D.N.K. Bowala, N.V.I. Ratnatunga   +4 more
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The role of chemotherapy in the treatment of advanced appendiceal cancers: summary of the literature and future directions

Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology, 2022
Appendiceal cancer is rare and encompasses a diverse group of tumours ranging from low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms to high-grade adenocarcinomas.
Madeleine C. Strach, Sarah Sutherland, Lisa G. Horvath, Kate Mahon   +3 more
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Acute appendiceal diverticulitis: a case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2021
Acute appendiceal diverticulitis is a difficult prospective diagnosis due to both its rarity and clinical overlap with other ileocecal diseases, such as acute appendicitis.
James M. Williams, MD, Daniel A. Adamo, MD, Michael C. Olson, MD   +2 more
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Prognostic factors influencing infectious complications after cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC. Results from a tertiary referral center [PDF]

, 2019
Background. Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) showed promising results in selected patients. High morbidity restrains its wide application.
Carbonari, Ludovica, Cardi, Maurizio, D'Agostino, Claudia, Fonsi, Giovanni Battista, Francesco Di Marzo,, Francesco, Lefoche, LA TORRE, Giuseppe, Sammartino, Paolo, Sibio, Simone   +8 more
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The Delphi and GRADE methodology used in the PSOGI 2018 consensus statement on Pseudomyxoma Peritonei and Peritoneal Mesothelioma

, 2021
Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP) and Peritoneal Mesothelioma (PM) are both rare peritoneal malignancies. Currently, affected patients may be treated with Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy offering long-term survival or even ...
de Hingh, I.,, Deraco, M.,, Glehen, O.,, Govaerts, K.,, Kepenekian, V.,, Kusamura, S.,, Lund University., Lurvink, R.J,, Moran, B.,, PSOGI, Syk, Ingvar,, Van der Speeten, K.,, Villeneuve, L.,   +12 more
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A rare triad of appendiceal diverticula, appendiceal carcinoid, and colonic diverticula

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2022
Appendiceal diverticulosis is a rare finding associated with appendiceal neoplasms. Both can masquerade as appendicitis in patients and are overlooked in differentials of right upper quadrant pain.
Sunyoung Kim, Shreya Makkapati, Venkat Modukuru, Marc Wallack   +3 more
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Management of an unexpected appendiceal neoplasm

British Journal of Surgery, 2006
AbstractBackgroundAppendiceal neoplasms are rare and most present unexpectedly as acute appendicitis. The classification and management are confusing, and there are few substantial reports in the literature.MethodsA systematic literature review was performed to access relevant publications on the presentation, pathology and management of appendiceal ...
E M A, Murphy, S M, Farquharson, B J, Moran   +2 more
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Intricacies in the surgical management of appendiceal mucinous cystadenoma: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]

, 2010
Introduction Mucinous cystadenoma is a type of mucocele of the appendix that is rarely encountered in clinical practice. Dogmatic consensus on the optimal surgical modus operandi of appendicular mucocele is lacking in the literature and this remains a ...
Muhammad R Khan, Rashida Ahmed, Taimur Saleem, DF Zagrodnik, R Woodruff, PJ Pickhardt, R Marudanayagam, JM Butte, E Higa, S Gupta, M Pitiakoudis, S Dhage-Ivatury, KL Isaacs, RA Prayson, B Rampone, KT Hesketh, S Gonzalez-Moreno, J Stephenson   +17 more
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Delivery of an Incidental Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm

Cureus, 2022
Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (LAMNs) are rare and non-invasive tumors of the appendix, and their unexpected discovery during surgery can pose challenges to management. To date, only two cases pertaining to LAMNs without peritoneal spread in pregnancy exist in the literature.
Bowles, Madison, Ng, Jessica Y, Nabi, Hajir   +2 more
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