Heller D S, Reich H, Rosenberg J, Blanco J
Department of Pathology-UH/E141, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103, USA.
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 1999 Aug;6(3):303-6. doi: 10.1016/s1074-3804(99)80065-6.
To evaluate the significance of the abnormal-appearing appendix during gynecologic laparoscopy.
Retrospective study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).
University-affiliated hospital.
One hundred sixty-six women.
Laparoscopic appendectomy.
Five of 166 appendixes removed for abnormal appearance contained a carcinoid tumor. At least one patient was a candidate for additional resection.
It is important for gynecologists to be aware of the possibility of a carcinoid tumor of the appendix, particularly if an abnormality is seen at the time of surgery. (J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 6(3):303-306, 1999)
