Abstract |
We report a 62-year-old woman with a primary adenocarcinoma of the appendix mimicking ovarian tumor. We had diagnosed it definitively by laparoscopic appendectomy, and additional surgery was required in this case. However, the present case suggests that, in some cases, if cancer of the appendix can be diagnosed early, laparotomy can be avoided and the cancer treated with minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery alone.
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Authors | Masahiko Umemoto, Mitsuru Shiota, Masao Shimaoka, Hiroshi Hoshiai |
Journal | The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
(J Obstet Gynaecol Res)
Vol. 33
Issue 4
Pg. 590-4
(Aug 2007)
ISSN: 1341-8076 [Print] Australia |
PMID | 17688638
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adenocarcinoma
(diagnostic imaging, pathology, surgery)
- Appendectomy
- Appendiceal Neoplasms
(diagnostic imaging, pathology, surgery)
- Female
- Humans
- Laparoscopy
- Middle Aged
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Ultrasonography, Doppler
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