Appendiceal cancers are found in less than 1% of appendectomy specimens. A population-based study from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results program (SEER), from 1973 to 1998, reported the incidence of cancer of the appendix was 0.12 cases per 100,000 people per year and that the most common histology was mucinous adenocarcinoma. Neoplasms of the appendix are not often suspected before...

BACKGROUND Cytoreductive surgery combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS/HIPEC) has become a common treatment approach for disseminated appendiceal neoplasms. Systemic absorption of intraperitoneal chemotherapeutics may lead to drug-induced toxicity, most commonly neutropenia. Mitomycin C has been the most commonly used chemotherapeutic in HIPEC for the past several decades...

The word appendix originates from Latin word „having on‟ and it is called vermiform shaped appendix because it looks like a three inch earthworm. Many years ago organs such as appendix and tonsils were thought to be useless „leftovers‟ of evolution. These parts were called vestigial organs. The word „vestigial‟ means a trace or a mark left by something. It was thought that these organs were mar...

abstract appendiceal intussusception is a very rare cause of abdominal colic in childhood. this paper reports a reducible appendiceal intussusception in the barium enema in a girl and reviews articles in pubmed.

Appendiceal intussusception is an uncommon form of intussusception. Most of the literature regarding appendiceal intussusception discusses the colonoscopic diagnosis or surgical treatment of the condition. Sonographic findings have rarely been described. We present a case of preoperative sonographic diagnosis of appendiceal intussusception.

Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (LAMNs) are rare tumors that primarily diagnosed using computed tomography(CT) enhancement and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Herein, we report the sonographic features, especially for contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), of a 70-year-old female with an unusual LAMN metastasizing to peritoneum spleen. The patient had right pelvic mass 2 days prior pre...

A 70-year-old Japanese male with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and chronic renal failure presented with abdominal distention. His family history was remarkable for ADPKD in his mother, a brother and a sister. He had been receiving hemodialysis for 10 years and his general health had otherwise been maintained. Computed tomography (CT) in the axial and coronal views showed ...