Active surveillance for low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm (LAMN)

Abstract

Due to the scarcity of low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasm (LAMN), there is an absence of systematized guidelines concerning its management, especially after incidental finding on an appendiceal specimen. In this study, we evaluate the active surveillance (AS) strategy adopted for a series of patients diagnosed with LAMN on resection specimens who were considered to have a low risk of pseudomyxoma progression.

Keywords

• appendix
• low-grade mucinous neoplasm
• active surveillance