A Case of Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of Appendix Metastasis to Ovary / 대한산부인과학회잡지

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.