Adenocarcinoma of the appendix

Autotransplantation of cryopreserved ovarian tissue in cancer survivors and the risk of reintroducing malignancy: a systematic review

“…A single report on the frequency of ovarian metastases from appendiceal cancer reported an incidence of 28.6% and indicated that patients with advanced cancer stages were most at risk for having ovarian metastases (Dietrich et al, 2007). Additional case reports have described ovarian involvement in various histological types of appendiceal cancer (Lesnick and Miller, 1949;Wilson, 1962;Hesketh, 1963;Forsgren et al, 1974;Qizilbash, 1975;Fichera et al, 1976;Gamble, 1976;Didolkar and Fanous, 1977;Paone et al, 1978;Bullon et al, 1981;Kashani and Levy, 1983;Tan and Lau, 1983;Merino et al, 1985;McBroom et al, 2000;Ayhan et al, 2005;Hristov et al, 2007;Powell et al, 2009;Timofeev et al, 2010).…”

Surgical Management of Adenocarcinoma of the Appendix

“…If right hemicolectomy, excising these lymph nodes, is performed as a primary procedure or as a delayed event 5 year survival increases to 63 per cent 5 . Some authors advise excising the ovaries and their vessels as a metastasis in this organ has been reported 7 . In the second case described in this paper it is likely that a sigmoid metastasis arose from transperitoneal spread of the appendicular carcinoma as described by Andersson 1 .…”

A Unique Case of Low-Grade Mucinous Neoplasm in Stump Appendectomy

“…Collins, in another study, found that adenocarcinoma of the appendix has been found in only 0.08% of appendices removed for disease, incidentally or at autopsy, in a sample size of 71000 [ 16 ]. Carcinoid of the appendix occurs ten times more common than primary adenocarcinoma [ 17 ]. Appendiceal mucinous neoplasms account for 0.4%–1% of all gastrointestinal malignancies in the U.S., roughly translating to 1,500 new cases annually [ 16 , 18 – 21 ].…”