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Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
; : 1298-1301, 1997.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-115308
RESUMO
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.