Malignant tumors of the appendix.: Surgical patterns

Description o a series of 10 malignan! tumors of theappendix - 8 carcinoid tumors and 2 adenocarcinomes.Considerations on pathological and clinical aspectsand, basically, on operative tactics through a bibliographicreview of the subject. The surgical action will havetwo options: !he appendicectomy a...

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Authors: Estrugo, Roberto, Bowley, Hilmer, Acosta, Giselle, Chevalier, Nelma, Iraola, María L
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:1985
Country:Uruguay
Institution:Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay
Repository:Revista Cirugía del Uruguay
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.revista.scu.org.uy:article/3699
Online Access:https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/3699
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:apéndice
tumores
appendix
tumors
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Summary:Description o a series of 10 malignan! tumors of theappendix - 8 carcinoid tumors and 2 adenocarcinomes.Considerations on pathological and clinical aspectsand, basically, on operative tactics through a bibliographicreview of the subject. The surgical action will havetwo options: !he appendicectomy and right hemicolectomy,the selection of which will be made on the basisof macro and microscopy intra and postoperative. Fi•nally, poor pronostic conditions of adenocarcinomas ispointed out, in contras! with that of carcinoid neoplasmsand cystadenomas of this topography.