Procedure of choice in a patient initially operated for a suspected epithelial appendiceal neoplasm

Abstract

Abstract In patients operated for a suspected appendiceal neoplasm, radical appendectomy is the procedure of choice because it provides definitive treatment in most of appendiceal neoplasms, except from mucinous or colonic‐type adenocarcinoma and NET>2 cm.

Keywords

• Appendix
• appendiceal neoplasms
• mucinous epithelial neoplasms
• nonmucinous epithelial neoplasms
• appendicectomy