Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Appendix – Case Report
Authors:
I. Zedníková; V. Kuntscher; P. Schmiedhuber *; O. Daum **
Authors place of work:
Chirurgická klinika FN Plzeň-Lochotín, přednosta: prof. MUDr. V. Třeška, DrSc.
; Klinika zobrazovacích metod FN Plzeň-Lochotín, přednosta: doc. MUDr. B. Kreuzberg
*; Šiklův patologicko-anatomický ústav FN Plzeň, přednosta: prof. MUDr. M. Michal
**
Published in the journal:
Rozhl. Chir., 2010, roč. 89, č. 11, s. 682-684.
Category:
Monothematic special - Original
Summary
The authors are describing a case of a patient with the diagnosis of the appendicular cancer. The 66 years old patient underwent appendectomy because of signs of acute appendicitis, and than in the next step right-sided hemicolectomy because of histological finding of the mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix. Mucinous adenocarcinoma is the most common type of appendicular cancer, none the less this diagnosis is very rare.
Key words:
appendix – adenocarcinoma – mucin
Zdroje
1. Appendix Cancer Survivor’s Blog. Dostupný na WWW: http://www.appendix-cancer.com
2. Appendix Cancer – MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dostupný na WWW: http://www.mdanderson.org/
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4. Kaplan, Z., Šefr, R., Penka, I., Hermanová, M., Němec, L. Adenokarcinom apendixu – kazuistika. Rozhl. Chir., 2000, roč. 79, č. 9.
5. Rutledge, R. H., Alexander, J. W. Primary appendiceal malignancies, rare but important. Surgery, 1992, 111, s. 244–250.
6. Kopecký, J., Jelen, S., Kyselá, T., Horáček, J. Primární adenokarcinom appendixu. Rozhl. Chir., 1992, roč. 71, č. 3–4, s. 159–163.
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