Mucinous adenocarcinona of the appendix

• Main Authors: Milton Roberto Furst Crenitte (Author), Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos (Author), Patrícia Picciarelli de Lima (Author), Brenda Margatho Ramos Martines (Author), Marcelo Rodrigues Borba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Diagnosis of malignancy in the vermiform appendix is quite rare. The most common histological malignant neoplasia found in this tiny portion of the gastrointestinal tract is represented by the mucinous adenocarcinoma. This entity predominates in males around 50 years of age, and clinical presentatio...