Despite its small size, the appendix is associated with several neoplasms, some of which
are almost unique to the organ. This chapter reviews appendiceal mucinous tumours …

METHODS: The clinicopathological data of 5262 patients who underwent appendectomies
for presumed acute appendicitis from January 2006 to October 2010 were reviewed …

U.-F. Pape a B. Niederle b F. Costa c D. Gross d F. Kelestimur e R. Kianmanesh f U. Knigge
g K. Öberg h M. Pavel a A. Perren i C. Toumpanakis j J. O'Connor k E. Krenning l N. Reed m …

AIM: To investigate the prevalence and implications of unusual histopathological findings in
appendectomy specimens from patients with suspected acute appendicitis. METHODS: The …

BACKGROUND: While carcinoma of the colon is a common malignancy, primary carcinoma
of the appendix is rare. Many retrospective reviews outlined experience from different …

Male breast cancer is a rare disease, of which little is known. In contrast to female breast
cancer, the very vast majority of all cases are positive for estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) …

Background. In this study, we retrospectively evaluated cases of patients who had
undergone appendectomy in our hospital and aimed to present the efficiency of diagnostic …

Background: Diseases and tumors of the appendix vermiformis are very rare, except acute
appendicitis. Objectives: This retrospective study was conducted to document the unusual …

Background: Appendiceal cancer incidence among individuals age< 50 years (early-onset
appendiceal cancer) is rising with unknown etiologies. Distinct clinicopathologic …

Introduction. Serrated adenomas of the appendix are rare and usually found during
appendectomy or autopsies. The preoperative diagnosis of these tumors is uncommon. This …