[A Giant Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Treated with Laparoscopic Surgery]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2016 Nov;43(12):2148-2150.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We encountered a case of giant appendiceal mucinous neoplasm that was treated with laparoscopic surgery. The patient was a 77-year-old man with constipation. Lower endoscopy demonstrated a giant SMT-like tumor in the cecum, and abdominal computed tomography revealed a giant appendiceal mucinous neoplasm and nearby lymph nodes swelling. Hematological examination showed an elevated serum CEA level. We performed laparoscopic ileocecal resection for a definite diagnosis and treatment. The postoperative course was uneventful. The pathological diagnosis was low-grade appendicealmucinous neoplasm(LAMN). Laparoscopic surgery can be considered safe for the resection of appendicealmucinous neoplasm when it is performed with a carefulsurgicalapproach.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / diagnostic imaging
  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / surgery*
  • Aged
  • Appendiceal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Appendiceal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Appendiceal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Colectomy
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy*
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome