Peritoneal Metastases from Appendiceal Cancer

Publication date: July 2018
Source:Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, Volume 27, Issue 3
Author(s): Konstantinos I. Votanopoulos, Perry Shen, Aleksander Skardal, Edward A. Levine

Teaser

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.


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