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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 +3 more
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Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm: A Case Series
Cureus, 2022 Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm (LAMN) is a lesion of the appendix with potentially fatal consequences if untreated. Though LAMN can be asymptomatic and stable, it can rupture and seed mucin and neoplastic epithelium into the peritoneum, leading to pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP), a serious complication characterized by intraperitoneal ...
Wang, Andy S +3 more
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Molecular analysis of appendiceal mucinous cystadenoma and rectal adenocarcinoma in a patient with urothelial carcinoma: a case report [PDF]
, 2013 Introduction: In this report, we present the case of a patient affected by appendiceal cystadenoma, a colorectal adenocarcinoma, and a concomitant bladder carcinoma, as well as the results of the molecular study of the most relevant mutational pathways ...
Cossu, Antonio +6 more
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An Incidental Discovery of Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm [PDF]
The Permanente Journal, 2014 A 65-year-old man with a history of hyperplastic polyps underwent a surveillance colonoscopy, which revealed a large, smooth cystic bulge at the appendicular orifice (Figure 1). Subsequently, a computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen with contrast revealed an appendiceal mucocele measuring 13.3 × 4.5 cm (Figures 2a and 2b).
Kapila, Aaysha +5 more
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Dubai Medical Journal, 2022 Appendiceal mucoceles represent abnormal accumulation of mucin in the appendix. They are rare and can be due to neoplastic and nonneoplastic causes, the most common cause being low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm (LAMN), also known as mucinous ...
Yousif Habib Alabboudi +2 more
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JGH Open, 2020 Low‐grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms are rare and difficult to diagnose preoperatively because of a lack of characteristic symptoms. A 24‐year‐old female with no symptoms before pregnancy underwent an elective cesarean section at 38 weeks of ...
Eisuke Inubashiri +7 more
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Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms with bowel obstruction [PDF]
Pleura and Peritoneum, 2019 Abstract Background Perforation of low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (LAMN) is characterized by its potential to spread mucin into peritoneal cavity, giving rise to pseudomyxoma peritonei, commonly treated with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy.
Houlzé-Laroye, Constance +1 more
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A Rare Case of Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm with Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Presenting with Ruptured Umbilical Hernia [PDF]
, 2021 Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm (LAMN) is a rare malignancy with symptoms varying depending on the clinical manifestations. The most worrisome complication of this particular neoplasm is seeding of mucin into the adjacent peritoneum, leading to ...
Hemlata Kamra +4 more
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Histopathological examination after appendectomy: Neoplastic lesions
Medicine Science, 2023 Appendiceal neoplasms include rare tumor formations, whose treatment ranges from an appendectomy, hemicolectomy, and chemotherapeutic agents for benign or malignant lesions.
Mehmet Sabri Ciftci, Burak Ucaner
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Determinants of Outcome with Reoperative Surgery for Pseudomyxoma Peritonei in 186 Patients
Annals of Surgery Open, 2023 Objective:. To describe the long-term survival and clinical- and treatment-related variables that determine the outcome of repeat cytoreductive surgery (CRS) for mucinous appendiceal neoplasms with peritoneal dissemination. Summary Background:.
Paul H. Sugarbaker, MD, David Chang, MS
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