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Case Report
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Korean J Obstet Gynecol. 1997;40(6):1298-1301. Published online January 1, 2001.
- A Case of Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of Appendix Metastasis to Ovary.
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Eun Young Lee, Youn Don Chung, Jun Shik Choi, Ann Na Choi, Kyu Wan Lee
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Korea.
- Abstract
- Primary adenocarcinoma of appendix is a rare clinical entity that is virtually neverdiagnosed preoperatively.The first description was that of Berger in 1882 and this carcinoma was alwayssymptomatic causing a variant of acute appedicitis and palpable right lower quadrant mass. Thefrequency range between 0.08% to 0.5% and these tumors behave aggressively. The possibleroute of metastasize is mainly by peritoneal implantation and right-sided hemicolectomyis the best treatment.We experienced a case of mucinous adenocarcinoma of appendix metastasis to ovaryand we present this case with the brief review of literature.
Keywords :Appendiceal mucinous adenocarcinoma;Metastasis;Right hemicolectomy
