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Adenocarcnoma of the appendix: An unusual case and review

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Primary adenocarcinoma of the appendix is the rarest form of malignant tumor of the appendiceal stump is described. As with other malignancies, surgical treatment is most effective during the early stages of disease. In our series most of the patients who had metastatic disease had fairly rapid downhill courses. The choice of right hemicolectomy with node dissection in all cases is supported.

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  1. Department of Surgery, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, 39216, Jackson, Mississippi

    Hugh A. Gamble II M.D.

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Gamble, H.A. Adenocarcnoma of the appendix: An unusual case and review. Dis Colon Rectum 19, 621–625 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02590980

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